Geology

Diablo Canyon Recreation Area

Santa Fe County, NM

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

Basalt walls line Diablo Canyon Recreation Area near the Rio Grande west of Santa Fe. Eastern cliffs are BLM; western walls are U.S. Forest Service. More than a hundred climbing routes use the cracked basalt; hikers use the canyon floor and rims. Camino La Tierra / Buckman Road from Santa Fe is the way in.

Facts

RegionSanta Fe County, NM
Coordinates (approx.)35.8050, -106.1374
ARPACultural sites and artifacts are protected by federal law (ARPA/NHPA) — stay on established routes, touch and remove nothing, and follow the managing agency's and the affiliated tribe's guidance on access.

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