The Top 18 Natural Monuments in Butte County
Butte County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 18
beautiful natural monuments in Butte County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Butte County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 6, 2025
Once you make it to the 6,181 foot summit of Inferno Cone, there is a single old tree that offers some shade. Enjoy the stunning view over the dramatic landscape …
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The Spatter Cones are no classic vents. They were formed when hot chunks of lava were thrown a short distance into the air before falling back to earth at the …
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North Crater Flow Trail is a popular 0.25-mile loop that leads into old lava flows that occured during the most recent eruptive period. It ended approximately 2,000 years ago and …
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You will find several information boards with interesting facts about the changing environment in Craters of the Moon National Monument. So take your time to learn a bit more about …
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The "Snow Cone" is part of the "Spatter Cones" with the unique feature that snow lingers deep in the cone. The very short trail up to the Snow Cone is …
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The "Indian Tunnel" is the largest and longest of the lava tubes along the Caves Trail that can be accessed. To do so, you need to obtain a free permit …
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The Buffalo Cave is a popular and easy to get to lava cave in Craters of the Moon National Monument. It was created when hot lava cooled down and left …
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There is a fairly large parking lot at the Caves Trailhead. You will find restrooms and picnic benches. To enter one or more caves along the Caves Trail, you need …
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The 2-mile (roundtrip) Tree Molds Trail leads you through bushes and pine forests to the edge of the Blue Dragon Flow. Here, numerous trees were knocked over and ignited by …
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The huge lava blocks you see here are sections of a broken crater wall that have been carried along on top of a so-called aa lava flow. Geologists believe that …
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