Black Rock Lava Flow

It's out there!

This area sits across the Hwy, on the north side, between the two entrances of Lunar Crater which go off to the south. Black Rock Lava Flow is perfectly named, it’s a small, low flow of black volcanic...

Worth a peek

It is not going to take a long time to look at this but it is worth seeing at least once. It is right off the highway between Tonopah and Ely.

An Amazing Sight

To the north along U.S. Highway 6 west of Railroad Valley, is a large black wall that is an obvious lava flow out of the hillside to the east. There is a small display board explaining the lava flow, ...

Large Lava Flow

This lava flow is part of the Lunar Crater Volcanic field several kilometers away. While Lunar Crater is a maar type and f volcano, this lava flow is the result of an eruption of a cinder cone and ca...