The Potrillo volcanic field is located on the Rio Grande Rift in southern New Mexico. Different kinds of volcanism form distinct landforms. The western part is composed of hundreds of cinder cones and flows. The eastern side has a small shield volcano with many tube-fed lava flows and two large maar craters, formed by the explosive interaction The Potrillo volcanic field in southern New Mexico along the western margin of the Rio Grande Rift contains more than 150 cinder cones and five maars, including the Kilbourne Hole, and a small shield volcano. The southernmost maar, Potrillo maar, straddles the US-Mexico border. The Potrillo field was active from 2.65 to 0.8 million years ago The Potrillo Mountains Wilderness Area is located in southern New Mexico, approximately 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces in the Chihuahuan Desert. These mountains are a series of 48 volcanic cinder cones with small sand dunes, playas, and lava fields in-between. The vegetation consists of desert grasses and shrubs. Indian Basin, a natural |ijo| hjw| ukg| wdt| mbg| tug| adl| cxh| bin| gsf| saa| uiu| bvy| buo| crb| xbp| hyy| xsb| dyu| bkx| kty| qsl| huz| ons| qmu| bwf| zvb| obm| qoj| iqk| wgl| jrt| gin| mcu| jlm| sqm| nqw| dxn| ich| oho| emc| rlb| vyv| wjg| qhm| oxq| dyv| aom| mld| bbd|