Mutnovsky Volcano
Мутновский вулкан
An active volcano you can walk into, where glacier ice, steaming fumaroles, boiling mud pools and sulfur crystals sit side by side, plus the Dachny geothermal field nearby.
Mutnovsky Volcano stands 2,323 m high, about 80 km southwest of the regional capital. From near the geothermal power station, a six-wheel-drive truck takes 3–4 hours to reach the trailhead, followed by a roughly 2-hour hike into the crater. Inside you'll find a glacier, violently hissing fumaroles, boiling mud and yellow sulfur crystals, a landscape that feels like another planet. The Dachny geothermal field nearby, with its rising steam, is an easy detour. Tours usually run as a one-day long-distance trip or a two-day camping trip, as the roads are only open from July to September. The gases inside the crater are toxic, so go with a guide and never get close to the fumaroles.
Opening hours
July–Sep (group tours)
Nearby sights
- Gorely Volcano
- Vilyuchinsky Waterfall & Volcano
- Paratunka Hot Springs
- Starichkov Island
- Khodutka Hot Springs
- Avacha Bay Cruise & Three Brothers Rocks
- Kamchatka Regional Museum
- Nikolskaya Sopka