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Lava flows you can see from space?!

Wilderness Wednesday

Craters of the Moon National Monument is one of four national parks in Idaho and consists of over 53,000 acres of “volcanic formations and lava flows on the northern rim of the Snake River Plain in southcentral Idaho.” While the volcanic formations only compose 53,000 acres, the national park is over 750,000 acres (or 1,100 square miles).1 The lava flows are so large though, they can be seen from space!2

This area was established as a National Monument on May 2, 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge.3

Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Volcanic craters. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
Volcanic craters. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
Big craters. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
Big craters. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.

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Spatter Cones
Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
North crater. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
North crater. Craters of the Moon, Idaho.
Spatter Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument

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