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Valle Grande - crater view east
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsUnited StatesNew MexicoSandoval County
Valle Grande - crater view east
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December 16, 2016
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Great easternmost viewpoint into the enormous Valles Caldera (or Jemez Caldera) from the highway. It is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) wide volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico created by spectacular volcanic eruption of the Southwest's supervolcano about 1.25 million years ago. Hot springs, streams, fumaroles, natural gas seeps and volcanic domes dot the caldera floor landscape. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valles_Caldera
nps.gov/vall/index.htm
nps.gov/vall/index.htm
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Elevation 2,650 m
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