Petroglyph National Monument - Volcano Area - Albuquerque, New Mexico
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gparkes
N 35° 07.842 W 106° 46.844
13S E 337755 N 3888988
The view of three volcanos are part of the Park lands to the west of Albuquerque.
Waymark Code: WMACBC
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2010
Views: 23
The West Mesa, an area that includes lava flows and volcanic cones, formed about 150,000 years ago as liquid lava flowed from fissures in the Earth. There were six lava flows. The first two flows traveled the farthest creating the lava-covered plateau of the West Mesa and extended east to what is now the boulder-strewn volcanic escarpment. The boulders were later used by American Indians and settlers of mixed Spanish, Mexican and Indian background to create more than 20,000 petroglyph's. As the amount of lava production decreased, later eruptions did not flow far and created the volcanic cones we see today.
(Information quoted from the National Park Website.)
Volcano Type: Composite Volcano or Stratovolcano
Volcano Location: Continental (Rift)
Year of most recent activity: 150000
Caldera Visible?: no
Cone Visible?: no
Crater Visible?: no
Geyser/Hot Spring Visible?: no
Lava Dome Visible?: yes
Lava Flow (Moving) Visible?: no
Lava Flow (Not Moving) Visible?: yes
Vent or Fumarole Visible?: no
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