Crater Flat

Crater Flat

Crater Flat is a valley in the Amargosa Desert in Nye County, western Nevada.

Crater Flat contains the Black Cone, a basaltic scoria volcanic cone feature. It is part of the Southwest Nevada volcanic field.[1]

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