El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais National Monument is located eight miles southwest of Grants in northwestern New Mexico. The name is a Spanish translation of "badlands", referring to the volcanic features that dominate this region. A lava tube cave system extends for more than 17 miles.
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Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway
Chain of Craters Backcountry Byway is a 36-mile long route through ancient volcanic landscape at El Malpais National Monument.
El Malpais - Casamero Pueblo
Casamero Pueblo has ruins of a Chacoan Anasazi settlement from the 11th and 12th centuries.
El Malpais - Hole in the Wall
The Hole-In-The-Wall is a 6,700 acre island of fertile ground. There are species of animal and plant life that would be unable to survive in the surrounding lava flows.
El Malpais - Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano
The temperature of the Ice Caves, collapsed lava tubes in El Malpais National Monument, never rises above 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Bandera is an inactive volcano that erupted 10,000 years ago and provides an example of a volcanic eruption.
El Malpais - Ice Caves Trading Post
Ice Cave Trading Post in El Malpais National Monument has artifacts from ancient and contemporary Indian cultures.
El Malpais - Lava Wall
The highest lava wall at El Malpais National Monument is over 100 feet high in some places. Plant life is able to grow thanks to moisture collected in some of the wall pockets.
Grants - El Malpais Visitor Center
The Visitor Center for El Malpais National Monument is located in Grants.
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