Bandera Caldera & Cinder Cone near Grants New MexicoNew Mexico: Grants, Ice Cave and Bandera Caldera May 4, 2007. We moved the motorhome to Grants on I-40 where we stopped in the Blue Spruce RV Park $13.50 for 50-amps, water & Cable TV with central dump. Not a fancy place but adequate for what we need and the price was right.
Old Time Trading Post Ice Cave and Bandera Crater
This was an introduction to what we were about to experience.
Bandera Volcano cinder cone
This is a cross section of the Bandera Volcano cinder cone as viewed from the walking path taking us to the lookout point where we were able to peer down into the caldera. This volcano is a cinder cone and we are walking up the side on a well worn path. This volcano began as the earth started to swell. Eventually, a crack broke open and high pressure lava began spraying out. the molten rock hardened in midair falling back to the ground as cinders. As the eruption continued, the cinder cone got larger and larger. What you see here are small cinders that make up this mountain.
Path up the Bandera Volcano cinder cone
This is the path we were taking to the overlook that allowed us to look down into this volcano's caldera.
Rim of the Bandera Volcano cinder cone
This is the mountain's rim of cinders.
Rim of the Bandera Volcano cinder cone
Another picture of the cinders that make up the cone of this ancient volcano.
Breach in the cinder cone at the Bandera Volcano
This shows where lava burst through the cinder cone and spilled out. Where the lava flowed out created the "devil's playground" as it flowed downhill.
Looking down into the caldera or cinder cone at Bandera Volcano
We finally reached the lookout spot where we could look down into the caldera or cinder cone. As you can see debris falls down the steep sides of the caldera. This is probably one of the finest examples anywhere of a volcanic caldera.
Areal view of the Bandera Volcano Cinder Cone in New Mexico
The break in the cinder cone shows where lava burst through the cinder cone and spilled out. Where the lava flowed out created the "devil's playground" as it flowed downhill.
Areal view of the Bandera Volcano Cinder Cone in New Mexico
This is a giew of where lava burst through the cinder cone and spilled out. Where the lava flowed out created the "devil's playground" as it flowed downhill.
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