Capulin Volcano National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in northeastern New Mexico, 30 miles east of Raton. It encompasses around 800 acres of land that includes an extinct cinder cone volcano and is part of the Raton-Clayton volcanic field.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.- Type: Park
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Capulin Mountain National Monument”, “CAVO”, and “Di tích Quốc gia Capulin Volcano”
Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Categories: National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, and national monument
- Location: Union, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.78171° or 36° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
-103.97104° or 103° 58′ 16″ west
Elevation
7,881 feet (2,402 metres)
Open location code
858RQ2JH+MH
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Capulin Volcano National Monument” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կապիլեն”
- Cebuano: “Capulin Volcano National Monument”
- Chinese: “櫻桃火山國家名勝”
- Dutch: “Capulin Volcano National Monument”
- French: “Capulin Volcano National Monument”
- German: “Capulin Volcano National Monument”
- Hebrew: “הר געש קפולין”
- Russian: “Капилен”
- Swedish: “Capulin Volcano nationalmonument”
- Vietnamese: “Di tích Quốc gia Núi lửa Capulin”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Capulin and Folsom.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Capulin Mountain and Mud Hill.
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