Amboy Crater National Landmark

Amboy Crater National Landmark

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Amboy Crater is an extinct North American cinder cone type of volcano that rises above a 70-square-kilometer (27 sq mi) lava field in southern California. It is a National Natural Landmark located in the Eastern Mojave Desert and within Mojave Trails National Monument, in San Bernardino County, California.

It is equidistant and about 75 miles (120 km) between Barstow to the west and Needles to the east, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of historic U.S. Route 66, near the town of Amboy, California in San Bernardino County, California. Amboy Crater was designated the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark in May, 1973.

Directions:
Hwy 62 to Godwin Road. Turn left on Godwin. Go 2 miles, then right on Amboy Rd. Go 39.8 miles, then right on National Trails Hwy. Another 1.1 miles, then left onto Crater Rd.