Arco in Butte County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

North Crater Flow Trail

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2009

1. North Crater Flow Trail Marker

Inscription. Here in the path of a lava flow you can view a variety of volcanic features, now frozen in time. The trail crosses over the most recent of several successive flows that originated from the North Crater area. As you walk the path, imagine slow moving lava streaming around you as showers of cinders erupt high over the North Crater cinder cone---a scene that has been repeated many times here at Craters of the Moon. Please stay on the trail and leave everything as you find it.

Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 43° 27.445′ N, 113° 33.534′ W. Marker is in Arco, Idaho, in Butte County. It is on Loop Road. This marker is on the grounds of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arco ID 83213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Idaho — Sawtooth Range

and in Eastern Idaho and the Yellowstone Fringe.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Crater Lava Flow (here, next to this marker); Get over it! (approx. 0.3 miles away); Where's the Volcano? (approx. 0.4 miles away); Just Down The Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vanishing Landmark

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Devil's Orchard Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Are We Loving Them to Death? (approx. 1.1 miles away); Silent Cone (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arco.

North Crater Flow Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2009

2. North Crater Flow Trail

North Crater Lava Flow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2009

3. North Crater Lava Flow

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 717 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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