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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. national monument and national preserve in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho. It is along US 20 (concurrent with US 93 and US 26), between the small towns of Arco and Carey, at an average elevation of 5,900 feet (1,800 m) above sea level. The Monument was established on May 2 ...
An area within the preserve was named a national monument on May 2, 1924 and expanded by President Bill Clinton in 2000. [7] [8] [9] It currently covers parts of Blaine, Butte, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Power counties. The park was officially named Craters of the Moon National Preserve in August 2002.
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National Monument and National Preserve in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho, at an average elevation of 5,900 feet (1,800 m) above sea level. The protected area features one of the best-preserved flood basalt areas in the continental United States. The Monument was established ...
The national monument is now considered a walk-in park, open to the public year-round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. ... Craters of the Moon is open ...
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Craters of the Moon National Monument is located along U.S. Route 20, southwest of the city. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is located east of Arco. Arco Peak, located two mile north of the community at an elevation of 7547 feet, rises 2220 feet above the city. [10]
Blizzard Mountain is part of the Pioneer Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains. [4] The mountain is situated immediately northwest of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, 24 miles southwest of the town of Arco, and can be seen from Highway 20.