Santa Fe National Forest
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The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,558,452 acres. Elevations range from 5,300
Photo of the Jemez Falls
Valles Caldera
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The Valles Caldera is a 13.7-mile-wide volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. Hot springs, streams, fumaroles, natural gas seeps, and volcanic domes dot the caldera landscape.
Santa Fe National Forest
…the ranger districts, with the Jemez Ranger District to the west and the Pecos/Las Vegas district to the east. The western district is adjacent to the Valles Caldera National Preserve, which is administered by the National Park Service. Bandelier National Monument was created from a portion of Santa Fe in 1916, but additional land…
Cerro la Jara, an approximately 246-foot (75 m) high forested rhyolite lava dome within the caldera
Valles Caldera
Elk Calf in the Valle Grande, 2012
Cerro la Jara (right) in Valle Grande in winter