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Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park

A large crater of red and black rock under a blue sky at Death Valley National Park
National Park Service
Thursday, April 6, 2023

"Ubehebe Crater is the result of a steam explosion that resulted when rising magma flash evaporated water underneath the surface, creating a strange landscape of blasted rock."

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