Zuni-Bandera volcanic field
Appearance
Zuni-Bandera Volcanic Field | |
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![]() Bandera Crater in the center is part of the Zuni-Bandera lava field. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,366 ft (2,550 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 34°48′00″N 108°00′00″W / 34.80000°N 108.00000°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Cibola County, New Mexico, US |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 3.8 million years |
Mountain type | Volcanic field[1] |
Last eruption | 1170 BCE ± 300 years[1] |
Zuni-Bandera volcanic field (also known as Bandera lava field, Grants Malpais and Malpais volcanic field) is a volcanic field located in the state of New Mexico, United States.[1]
The volcanic field has been considered for geothermal exploitation.[2]
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[3]
Notable Vents
Name | Elevation | Coordinates | Last eruption |
Cerro Bandera[4][5] | 2,552 metres (8,373 ft) | 35°00′N 108°06′W / 35.0°N 108.1°W | - |
Bandera Crater[4][5] | 2,533 metres (8,310 ft) | 35°00′N 108°05′W / 35.0°N 108.08°W | 9,500-10,900 years ago[6] |
El Calderon[4][7] | 2,320 metres (7,612 ft) | 34°58′N 108°01′W / 34.97°N 108.02°W | - |
Cerro Colorado[4] | - | - | - |
Cerro Encierro[4] | 2,298 metres (7,539 ft) | 34°53′N 108°03′W / 34.88°N 108.05°W | - |
Hoyo De Cibola[4] | 2,380 metres (7,808 ft) | 34°53′N 108°07′W / 34.88°N 108.12°W | - |
Cerro Hueco (Deer Mountain)[4] | 2,441 metres (8,009 ft) | - | - |
Laguna[4] | - | - | - |
Lost Woman[4] | 2,459 metres (8,068 ft) | 34°58′N 108°05′W / 34.97°N 108.08°W | - |
McCarty's Flow[5][8] | 2,244 metres (7,362 ft) | 35°00′N 107°48′W / 35.0°N 107.8°W | 2,500-3,900 years ago[6] |
Paxton Springs[4][5] | 2,490 metres (8,169 ft) | 35°04′N 108°04′W / 35.07°N 108.07°W | - |
Cerro Rendija[4][5] | 2,494 metres (8,182 ft) | 34°57′N 108°08′W / 34.95°N 108.13°W | - |
La Tetra (Cerro Tetra)[4] | 2,458 metres (8,064 ft) | 34°59′N 108°03′W / 34.98°N 108.05°W | - |
El Tintero[5] | 2,201 metres (7,221 ft) | - | - |
Twin Craters[4] | 2,423 metres (7,949 ft) | 34°59′N 108°04′W / 34.98°N 108.07°W | 15,800-17,800 years ago[6] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Zuni-Bandera". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ Laughlin, A.W.; West, F.G. (1975-12-01). Zuni Mountains, New Mexico as a potential dry hot rock geothermal energy Site (Report). United States Department of Energy. doi:10.2172/7366687. OSTI 7366687.
- ^ "Trail of the Ancients". New Mexico Tourism Department. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Zuni-Bandera - Synonyms and Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e f Ander, M.E.; Heiken, G.; Eichelberger, J.; Laughlin, A.W.; Huestis, S. (1981-05-01). Geologic and geophysical investigations of the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, New Mexico (Report). United States Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/6516124. OSTI 6516124.
- ^ a b c "Background on the Zuni-Bandera Volcanic Field". New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Into a Lava-Lined Underworld Near Albuquerque". The New York Times. 2014-08-28.
Additional lava caves reachable from El Calderon trailhead
- ^ "McCartys Flow, Zuni - Bandera Volcanic Field, New Mexico". Volcano World. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
Categories:
- Malpaíses (landform)
- Volcanic fields of New Mexico
- Landforms of Cibola County, New Mexico
- Lava fields
- Pliocene volcanism
- Pleistocene volcanism
- Potentially active volcanoes
- Neogene geology of New Mexico
- Quaternary geology of New Mexico
- Pliocene United States
- Pleistocene United States
- Basin and Range Province
- New Mexico geography stubs