Climbing Cinder Cone is a steep, slow slog but worth every step. Waiting at the top of the 6,907-foot volcano are a sense of accomplishment and amazing views. A trail circles the rim, providing ...

Sunset Crater, a cinder cone volcano located north of Flagstaff, Arizona, is an iconic geological feature in the Southwest.

The two cinder cones with public access are Gabbert and Gresham Buttes, though, truthfully the only one you can really explore is Gabbert Butte (more on that below).

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Just north of Flagstaff, an extinct volcano cone and a lava-trail hike are beautiful yet eerie reminders of the brutal forces of nature.

Of the roughly 600 cinder cones in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in northern Arizona, several are well-known natural wonders.

Fissure no. 8 has taken on a look of its own, in fact some might even say it looks like its own volcano now.

The 100-foot cinder cone that marks the spot of the prolific and most prominent vent in the 2018 Kilauea eruption has been christened with a name: Ahu‘aila‘au.

Poised atop a 150-foot cinder cone in Newberry Springs, the galactic-looking saucer is as utterly out of the ordinary as it is perfectly in place, disrupting the desolate landscape with sudden ...

The Cinder Cone is not considered out of bounds on Bachelor, however. Hill says the cone is a good option for hiking and riding because there is little avalanche danger, compared with other areas ...

A saucer-looking home sits atop a cinder cone in California's Mojave Desert.