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Amboy Crater

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Brand-new contributor socalhiking brings us this excellent drone video of Amboy Crater, am extinct mini-volcano in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.  It's located just a few km/mi from its namesake town, which lies on the fabled Route 66.  Formed around 80k years ago, the volcano has a height of 76 meters or around 250 ft.  The crater was used as a filming location for the 1959 science fiction film Journey to the Center of the Earth.  In 1973, it was designated the  Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.   

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Amboy Crater! What a sight! Located in Amboy, CA, along historic Route 66, this extinct cinder cone is an estimated 79,000 years old and rises 250 ft above the basalt lava plains. It's a nice afternoon hike, about three miles out and back, including the walk around the crater rim. Incredible views of the surrounding lava plains!

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