Geology and Minerals
Amboy Crater
Amboy Crater is a dormant cinder cone volcano that rises above a 70-square-kilometer (27 sq mi) lava field in the eastern Mojave Desert of southern California, within Mojave Trails National Monument. It is about 75 miles (120 km) equidistant from 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 in San Bernardino County. In 1973, Amboy Crater was designated the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.
Also on this shelf
Hayes Volcano.
Bimini Baths.
See also
- ▸2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption
- ▸Arctic convoys of World War II
- ▸Crabtree Hot Springs, California
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