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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXW_the-birth-of-a-mountain_Flagstaff-AZ.html
About 1,000 years ago, something spectacular happened in the lives of local Native peoples. Perhaps they first observed a change in animal behavior. Maybe they noticed the ground warming. Then the tremors increased in number and intensity. By the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXN_the-power-to-symbolize_Flagstaff-AZ.html
As a living ancestral homeland to the Hopi, Zuni, Yavapai, Havasupai, Navajo, Western Apache, and Southern Paiute, Sunset Crater is remembered, revered, and cared for.
People return often, bringing prayers and engaging in timeless traditions. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXL_as-powerful-as-a-volcano_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Cinder cones erode easily and scars are slow to heal. In 1973, Sunset Crater was closed to climbing when 2-foot-wide trails eroded to 60-foot-wide swaths. Tons of cinder were shoveled back up the cone to fill hip-deep trenches. Notice the scars st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXD_geological-infant_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Erupting less than 1,000 years ago, Sunset Crater is the youngest in an impressive field of volcanoes all around you. The 1,000-foot-high (305m) cinder cone we see today formed when basalt magma rose directly to the surface through a primary vent.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXC_the-peaks_Flagstaff-AZ.html
They dominate the horizon, rising 12,633 feet (3851 m) to Arizona's highest point. Visible for miles from all directions, they stand guard over a land which has long sustained people in spirit and natural resources. All of the region's Native peop…