Showing posts with label El Malpais National Monument. Show all posts
Showing posts with label El Malpais National Monument. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Lava Falls Trail - El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico

The Lava Falls Trail forms a one-mile loop with a short spur trail leading into a natural amphitheater of lava. McCarty's lava flow field is about 1,500 years old. The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais National Monument offers incredible geologic features such as lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tubes.












Sandstone Bluffs Overlook - El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico

Below the bluffs are the lava flows of El Malpais National Monument. This landscape has incredible geologic features such as lava flows, cinder cones, lava tubes, and sandstone bluffs.