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The Valles Caldera (or Jemez Caldera) is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) wide volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. [1] Hot springs, streams, fumaroles, natural gas seeps, and volcanic domes dot the caldera landscape. [4]
Capulin Volcano National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in northeastern New Mexico that protects and interprets an extinct cinder cone volcano and is part of the Raton-Clayton volcanic field. A paved road spirals gradually around the volcano and visitors can drive up to a parking lot at the rim of the extinct volcano.
Mount Taylor, seen from the South Map of Mount Taylor Volcanic Field in central New Mexico (modified from Crumpler, 1980).. Mount Taylor (Navajo: Tsoodził, Navajo pronunciation: [tsʰòːtsɪ̀ɬ] means "The Great Mountain" [3]) is a dormant stratovolcano in northwest New Mexico, northeast of the town of Grants. [4]
The Carrizozo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in New Mexico, US. The volcanic field consists of two lava flows, the Broken Back flow and the Carrizozo lava flow (Carrizozo Malpais), the second youngest in New Mexico. [5] Both lava flows originated from groups of cinder cones. The Broken Back flow is approximately 16 ...
Aden Crater is a small shield volcano located in Doña Ana County, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3] It is located in the northwest part of the Aden-Afton basalt field, which is part of the central area of the Potrillo volcanic field.
The Jornada del Muerto Volcano is a small shield volcano and lava field in central New Mexico, about 10 by 15 miles (16 by 24 km) in size and reaching an elevation of 5,136 feet (1,565 m). Jornada del Muerto means "Dead Man's Route" in Spanish , [ 2 ] referring to the desolate colonial era trail from New Spain through this Malpaís region.
Highest point; Elevation: 1,550 to 2,700 meters (5,090 to 8,860 ft) [1] Coordinates: 1]: Dimensions; Area: 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) [2]: Geography; Location: New Mexico, US: Topo map: USGS Folsom: Geology; Rock age: Miocene-to-Pleistocene [1] [3]: Mountain type: Volcanic field: Volcanic arc/belt: Rio Grande Rift [4] [5]: Last eruption: 58,000 to 62,000 years ago [6]: The Raton ...
JA Volcano, as seen from its western flank, at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico Black Volcano in Petroglyph National Monument, as seen from its south, at the trail head connecting it to JA volcano on January 14, 2009. The Albuquerque volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the Albuquerque Basin in New Mexico, United