Are there active volcanoes in New Mexico?

Volcanoes and volcanic landforms are abundant, well-exposed, and un-eroded in New Mexico, so there are many opportunities to use New Mexico examples for understanding physical volcanology characteristics. And one of the great rift valleys of Earth, the Rio Grande rift, also cuts through the middle of New Mexico. read more

There is a state of dormancy in New Mexico’s volcanoes. The last flow was El Malpais 3000 years ago. Tectonically, New Mexico is still active and there is no reason to believe that there will not be another volcanic flow at some point in the future. read more

Although there are currently no active volcanoes in New Mexico, many extinct volcanoes are preserved in the state. Well known extinct volcanoes in New Mexico include Mount Taylor, the Jemez Mountains, the Albuquerque volcanoes, and Capulin volcano. read more