Winslow in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Barringer Meteor Crater
April 5, 2011
1. Barringer Meteor Crater Plaque
Barringer Meteor Crater has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark.
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional values in illustrating the natural history of the United States.
Erected 1968 by U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
Location. 35° 1.965′ N, 111° 1.281′ W. Marker is in Winslow, Arizona, in Navajo County. It can be reached from Meteor Crater Road south of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Happy Jack AZ 86024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Hopi. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boiler Plate 29A (a few steps from this marker); American Astronaut Wall of Fame (within shouting distance of this marker).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Meteor City Trading Post, Winslow, Arizona (was approx. 6½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Meteor Crater. Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between a piece of an asteroid traveling at 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago. (Submitted on October 17, 2011.)
Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2012
2. Barringer Meteor Crater Marker
The marker is to the right of this entrance.
Photographed by Mandy Kirby
3. Barringer Meteor Crater Marker
April 5, 2011
4. Barringer Meteor Crater
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,352 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. Photos: 1. submitted on April 8, 2011, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 2. submitted on September 30, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 3. submitted on December 20, 2018, by Mandy Kirby of Clovis, California. 4. submitted on April 8, 2011, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
