🎳 Carrizozo Malpais

United States · Americas · 33.77°N, 106.00°W

The Carrizozo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The volcanic field consists of two lava flows, the Broken Back flow and the Carrizozo lava flow. Both lava flows originated from groups of cinder cones. The Broken Back flow is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and the Carrizozo, one of the largest in the world, is 42 miles (68 km) long, covering 127 square miles (328 km2) with a volume of 1.0 cubic mile (4.2 km3).

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	33.77°N, 106.00°W · view on map

Carrizozo Malpais is located in United States, in Americas.

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