Capulin Volcano National Monument
Just yesterday, on the clock of geological time, the scene before you
would have been one of fire, ash, glowing lava, and ear-shattering
explosions, for Capulin Volcano is the cone of a volcano that was active
between 56,000 and 62,000 years ago. This volcano represents the last stage of a
great period of volcanism that had begun about 7 million years earlier.
Evidence of this activity can be seen in the scores of nearby volcanic
hills and peaks. In this great volcanic area, lava erupted in three
flows, each separated by long periods of inactivity. The last series of
eruptions created Capulin Volcano, whose conical form rises more than
1,000 feet above its base.
Source: Capulin Volcano Pamphlet, National Park Service/ U.S. Dept. of Interior pamphlet
Acreage: 792.84 all federal
Proclaimed Aug. 9, 1916. as Capulin Mountain National Monument;
For more information write or call:
P.O. Box 40
Capulin. NM 88414
505-278-2201
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