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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Sandoval County, NM

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

BLM national monument of cone-shaped volcanic tuff “tent rocks” and a slot canyon on the Pajarito Plateau south of Cochiti Pueblo. The Slot Canyon Trail threads narrow passages then climbs to a mesa rim overlook of hoodoo forests and the Rio Grande valley. Jointly stewarded with Pueblo de Cochiti; entry is reservation-only timed entry—one of New Mexico’s most photographed desert geology walks.

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RegionSandoval County, NM
Coordinates (approx.)35.6584, -106.4230
ManagerBLM + Pueblo de Cochiti
EntryReservation timed entry
TrailSlot Canyon / Cave Loop
RockVolcanic tuff hoodoos

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