Valles Caldera National Preserve

New Mexico · United States of America

Valles Caldera National Preserve, United States of America
Photo: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to October
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A vast grassy caldera formed by an ancient supervolcano in the Jemez Mountains. Broad meadows, elk herds, and hot springs fill the collapsed crater at high elevation.

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