Located in northeastern New Mexico, Mt. Capulin is an extinct volcano located in the remains of an 8000 square mile volcanic field. Declared a national monument in 1916, from the rim you can see 4 states. Learn about the first woman to be named a custodian of the park service, the man who built the road to the top, the discovery that proved humans lived in the area 11,000 years ago and how you can hike the rim and see the remains of the lava flows from the last eruption 60,000 years ago.
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