Discovering Lava In The Southwest
The Southwest is nowhere near as famous Ring of Fire that fuels coastal Pacific volcanoes, but it does have a history of eruptions that the National Park Service interprets.
Sunset Crater National Monument
Sunset Crater's Explosive Past
"Long time ago the ground trembled, a big black smoke came,” was the memory the Hopi passed from generation to generation. It was a thick, choking smoke, preceded no doubt by shuddering earthquakes and precipitated by a furious, explosive eruption that alternately darkened and lit up the sky for hundreds of miles around.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2021 10:04am
National Parks Well Represented On List Of Volcanoes Posing Highest Threats
Have you visited Hawai'i National Park and gotten close to the Kīlauea Volcano, enjoyed Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park, climbed to the top of Lassen Peak in its namesake park, or hiked down to Crater Lake? If so, you've placed yourself in the midst of some of the country's most dangerous volcanoes in terms of the threats they pose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2018 2:00am
Dark Sky Park Designations Bestowed On More Parks
Great Basin National Park in Nevada and the Flagstaff Area National Monuments -- Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut Canyon and Wupatki -- have received certification as International Dark Sky Parks from the International Dark-Sky Association.
- By NPT Staff - May 9th, 2016 2:30am
National Parks In Northern Arizona Celebrate Archaeology Month Throughout March
Archaeology will be the topic of discussion throughout March in national monuments in northern Arizona.
- By NPT Staff - February 26th, 2013 8:17am
Volcanics in the National Parks: They Ain't All Tied to "Redoubt"
Yellowstone National Park entered the new year shaking and rattling. Fortunately, there hasn’t been any real rolling just yet. But over at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Redoubt Volcano has been going through its own gyrations, and volcanologists suspect it just might erupt any time now. Against that backdrop, if you want to see volcanics in action, or signs thereof, the National Park System has many opportunities for you.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2009 2:38pm
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