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template: byway.jade
id: "68963"
name: Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
distance: "24"
duration: "1-2 hours to enjoy this byway"
description: The Lunar Crater Back Country Byway is 24 miles long. It has been a National Natural Landmark since its designation in 1973.
contact: "**BLM-Battle Mountain Field Office**  \r\n775-635-4000"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Travelers/go/geology/lunar_crater.html"
    name: Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
  - url: "http://www.americansouthwest.net/nevada/lunar_crater/national_natural_landmark.html"
    name: Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark
  - url: "http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Nevada/description_nevada_volcanics.html#lunar_crater"
    name: USGS Lunar Crater
designations: 
  - BLM Back Country Byway
states: 
  - NV
ll: 
  - -115.99475142796737
  - 38.45923814817662
bounds: 
  - - -116.071903
    - 38.36851253991324
  - - -115.963219
    - 38.503586

---

The Lunar Crater Back Country Byway is 24 miles long. It has been a National Natural Landmark since its designation in 1973.  Along this bumpy and unpaved byway, explore a volcanic field complete with cinder cones and basalt flows similar to the findings on the moon. Easy Chair Crater is one of the first visible craters upon entering the byway.  Continuing further you’ll pass through several rock formations and reach Lunar Crater.  From Lunar Crater, see 20 other extinct volcanoes close by.  Along with exploring the unique formations, enjoy the wildflowers and fantastic wildlife along the way.