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Wupatki National Monument

Contains a collection of Native American ruins scattered along a circular drive that also passes by Sunset Crater (an extinct volcano). Probably some of the finest outside of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Plan on spending most of the day on this loop drive.

Hours: Daily 9AM-5PM, closed Dec 25
Price: $5, good for 7 days at both Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments; Park Pass applies
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
At the southern end of the loop drive that connects it to Wupatki National Monument, this monument contains a relatively new volcano. The main eruption around 1064 C.E. built most of the cinder cone, with the last eruption in 1260 C.E. adding the spectacular to the cone's top.
Nov-Apr daily 9AM-5PM, May-Oct daily 8AM-5PM$5, good for 7 days at both Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments; Park Pass applies
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Arizona Snowbowl
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Elden Pueblo Historic Site
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