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North Crater Lava Flow

Craters of the Moon National Monument

 
 
North Crater Lava Flow Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2009
1. North Crater Lava Flow Marker
Inscription. After centuries of rest, North Crater stirred once more. The old crater wall broke open and lava poured out carrying great chunks of broken wall. Again it rested. About 2000 years ago, lava flowed out for the last time.
 
Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
 
Location. 43° 27.444′ 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 Flow Trail (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 (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.
 
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North Crater Lava Flow image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2009
2. 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 778 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 26, 2026