Lunar Crater National Back Country Byway - West Access
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Volcanoguy
N 38° 28.717 W 116° 03.303
11S E 582422 N 4259343
West access to BLM’s Lunar Crater National Back Country Byway.
Waymark Code: WMVAHQ
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2017
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The Lunar Crater National Back Country byway is 24-mile long loop which is bisected by U.S. Hwy. 6. The best known feature along the byway is Lunar Crater, which is about 6 miles to the south along the byway. Lunar Crater is a maar volcano formed by violent steam eruptions resulting from magma encountering ground water. A variety of geologic features including cinder cones, mesas, siestas, ash flows, lava flows, fault ridges, and alkali playas are also visible from the byway.
Program: BLM Back Country Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: Lunar Crater National Back Country Byway
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