Capulin Volcano National Monument is a well-preserved, relatively young (55,000 to 62,000 years old), symmetrical cinder cone. It rises steeply from the surrounding grassland plains to an elevation of 8,182 feet above sea level. The irregular rim of the crater is about a mile in circumference and the crater about 400 feet deep.
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- Capulin Volcano National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in northeastern New Mexico that protects and interprets an extinct cinder cone volcano...
- Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of northeastern New Mexico.
- The monument, administered by the National Park Service, is a scant 1.2 square miles, specifically protecting the well-preserved Capulin cinder cone.
- Great Sand Dunes National Monument has much to learn about how to deal with people and they could learn it from the staff at Capulin.
- Although long extinct, Capulin Volcano is dramatic evidence of the volcanic processes that shaped northeastern New Mexico.
- Detailed guide of Capulin Volcano National Monument In northeastern New Mexico, east of Raton.
- We visited Capulin Volcano National Monument just outside of Raton, New Mexico because I heard it was one of the best places to see a sunset in all of...
- Capulin Volcano, in the northeast corner of New Mexico, is unmistakable from the interstate — a beacon for road trippers and park enthusiasts.
- Capulin Volcano National Monument offers a unique glimpse into New Mexico's volcanic past.
