Geology

Cinder Cone Wilderness Area

Doña Ana County, NM

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Cinder Cone Wilderness holds volcanic cones and dark basalt ground in Doña Ana County southwest of Las Cruces. The unit is compact and open for day hiking across the lava and cinder landscape. Desert dirt roads under Las Cruces District management provide access.

Facts

RegionDoña Ana County, NM
Coordinates (approx.)31.9745, -107.2632

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