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Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city's western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acres (2,928 ha) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque .
There are over 21,000 petroglyphs at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site at Three Rivers, New Mexico, [1] located midway between Tularosa and Carrizozo in Otero County on Highway 54. Many of the petroglyphs can be easily viewed from a trail open to the public which winds through the rocks for about one mile.
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
Petroglyph National Monument; Portales, New Mexico; Quay, New Mexico; Raton Formation; Raton Pass; Red Bluff Reservoir; Red Lake (Arizona–New Mexico) Redondo Peak; Rio Hondo (Northern New Mexico) Rio Rancho, New Mexico; Roswell International Air Center; Salinas Peak; San Mateo Mountains (Cibola County, New Mexico) Santa Fe National Forest ...
Vulcan, named after the Roman god of fire, is an inactive volcano on the West Mesa near Albuquerque, New Mexico.It is the largest of six volcanoes in the Albuquerque volcanic field within Petroglyph National Monument.
A large portion of the West Mesa is part of Petroglyph National Monument and is bisected by Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66. Atrisco Vista (previously named Paseo del Volcan) ( NM 347 ) runs north-south on the West Mesa, connecting I-40/US-66 to Double Eagle II Airport.
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JA Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. JA Volcano is the southernmost of 5 volcanoes in a 5-mile chain within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument. [1] The volcano has been the site of repeated pranks: [2] "Volcano “Erupts” But Fools No One—a 1950 newspaper headline declared.