2024年6月2日 · Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of northeastern New Mexico. The views are spectacular day or night, with views of 4 different states from the volcanic rim and one of …

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.

2024年1月18日 · Capulin Volcano is open year-round. The only days that the park will be closed are: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

2024年11月8日 · Capulin Volcano is a cinder cone volcano that erupted into existence around 60,000 years ago. After its eruption ended, Capulin Volcano became extinct, although it was hardly the only volcano to erupt in this area.

Capulin Volcano is an extinct cinder cone volcano. Its rock type varies from Dakota sandstone to Capulin Basalt but, the most common rock is Capulin Basalt; the crimson color comes from high levels of iron.

2023年12月20日 · 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.

Capulin Volcano National Monument, extinct volcano in northeastern New Mexico, U.S., about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Raton. It was established in 1916 as Capulin Mountain National Monument, its boundary changed in 1962, and it was renamed in 1987.