Craters

Bowl-shaped depressions formed by the striking of meteorites or the eruption of volcanoes.

Alae Crater Makaopuhi Crater, Hawaii County, Hawaii

Alexander Crater Alexander, Caribou County, Idaho

Aloi Crater Makaopuhi Crater, Hawaii County, Hawaii

Aniakchak Crater Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska Aniakchak is an extant volcano. The caldera formed during a major eruption in 1645 B.C. The most recent eruption was in 1931. Surprise Lake within the caldera is the source of the Aniakchak River, a National Wild River.

Aspen Crater Schonchin Butte, Siskiyou County, California

Aurora Crater Aurora, Mineral County, Nevada

Āliamanu Crater Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii

Bandera Crater Ice Caves, Cibola County, New Mexico

Belknap Crater Mount Washington, Linn County, Oregon

Big Craters Inferno Cone, Butte County, Idaho

Binalik Crater Nunivak Island A-4, Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Black Bottom Crater Strawberry Crater, Coconino County, Arizona

Black Butte Crater Shoshone Ice Cave, Lincoln County, Idaho

Black Crater Captain Jacks Stronghold, Siskiyou County, California

Black Ridge Crater Black Ridge Crater, Lincoln County, Idaho

Bowden Crater Jackies Butte, Malheur County, Oregon

Bowl Crater North Laidlaw Butte, Blaine County, Idaho

Buster Jangle Crater Oak Spring, Nye County, Nevada

Butte Crater Split Rock, Fremont County, Idaho

Campbell Crater Merriam Crater, Coconino County, Arizona