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Capulin Volcano

Capulin Volcano

(Capulin NM) Capulin Volcano National Monument preserves the area around the nearly perfectly formed cinder cone of the now extinct volcano. The mountain rises 1,300ft above the surrounding terrain, and reaches 8,182ft at its rim. Its name derives from the abundance of chokecherry shrubs found there. Ponderosa and piñon pine trees, juniper trees, wild flowers, […]

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