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Capulin Volcano National Monument preserves an extinct cinder cone volcano in Union County, New Mexico. Part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano National Monument covers 1 square mile (3.21 sq km).
The Capulin Volcano is regarded as relatively young, being around 58,000 to 62,000 years old. It rises to a height of 8,182 ft (2,492 m) above sea level. The rim of the crater has a circumference of about one mile and a depth of 400 feet.
Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
Author: RD Miller, US Geological Survey (public domain)
Visiting Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
Capulin Volcano is located in northeastern New Mexico. View Google Map for directions from Albuquerque. Take Interstate 25 north until Exit 451 to Springer. Continue east on Clayton Road (US Highway 87). At Capulin, turn left to Route 325. Continue until you reach the turning in on your right. The road encircles the volcano until the top of the rim.The Capulin Volcano National Monument is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year Day. The staff from the National Park Services are present from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Vehicles are allowed to the volcano rim only when staff are present. Entrance fees are $5 per private vehicle, valid for 7 days.
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