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Capulin Volcano

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.

It is stunning in many ways:

Dark skies area with tons of stars
Can drive to top of the volcano
Where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains

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Road to Capulin Volcano

🏆 Selected as the Location of the Month for June 2023

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