7.3 miles away
Canyon Diablo Bridge
An abandoned bridge that carried Route 66 over Canyon Diablo, 30 miles east of Flagstaff near the ghost town of Two Guns.
Meteor Crater
An impact crater 3,900 feet across in northern Arizona, and the first on Earth confirmed to have been formed by a meteorite.
- Rank in Arizona
- #4of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 76.1 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, is an impact crater in the desert of northern Arizona, about 37 miles east of Flagstaff and 18 miles west of Winslow. It is roughly 3,900 feet in diameter and 560 feet deep, and lies at an elevation of 5,640 feet above sea level. A rim rises 148 feet above the surrounding plains, and between 690 and 790 feet of rubble overlies the crater bedrock at its centre. The crater is distinguished by its squared-off outline, believed to result from regional jointing already present in the strata at the point of impact. It was the first structure on Earth confirmed to have been formed by a meteorite rather than by volcanic activity, and fragments recovered nearby are catalogued as the Canyon Diablo meteorite. The Lunar and Planetary Institute and the American Museum of Natural History describe it as the best-preserved meteorite crater on Earth. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967 and remains privately owned by the Barringer family through the Barringer Crater Company.
Where it is
Meteor Crater is a natural landmark near Winslow, in Coconino County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Meteor Crater, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://meteorcrater.com/(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Nearby attractions
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Twin Arrows
A ghost town on U.S. Route 66 in Coconino County, between the city of Flagstaff and the town of Winslow.
18 miles away
Standin' on the Corner Park
A park in Winslow, opened in 1999, commemorating the Eagles song "Take It Easy" with a mural, a flatbed Ford and a bronze statue.
18 miles away
Old Trails Museum
Old Trails Museum, in Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, is a small museum devoted to the history of the Winslow area.
19 miles away
Canyon Diablo
An 81-mile incised meander east of Flagstaff, spanned by an 1882 railway bridge, an old Route 66 crossing and Interstate 40.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Winslow
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Designations
- National Natural Landmark
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 76.1 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 88.1
- Significance score
- 66.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- meteorcrater.com(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 35.0281, -111.0233
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12