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Capulin Volcano National Monument

Mammoths, giant bison, and short-faced bears were witness to the first tremblings of the earth and firework-like explosions of molten rock thousands of feet into the air. Approximately 60,000 years ago, the rain of cooling cinders and four lava flows formed Capulin Volcano, a nearly perfectly-shaped cinder cone, rising more than 1000 feet above the surrounding landscape.

Although long extinct, Capulin Volcano is dramatic evidence of the volcanic processes that shaped northeastern New Mexico. Today the pine forested volcano provide habitat for mule deer, wild turkey, and black bear.

Capulin Volcano National Monument Visitor Experiences

Canyons of the Southwest

We have traveled through the SW many times in the past and have visited Mesa Verde and the Grand Canyon numerous times. This year we decided to see some of the parks that we have missed in the past. We started with Capulin Volcano NM in NE New Mexico. We then stayed in Colorado for a couple of …

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