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30 sie 2023 · The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a remarkable outdoor laboratory, offering an opportunity to observe, study, and experience the geologic processes that shape natural landscapes.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, near Cochiti Pueblo. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), it was established as a U.S. National Monument by President Bill Clinton in January 2001. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the ...
4 maj 2023 · Today, we are excited to share our guide to one of New Mexico's most fascinating geological wonders: the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Nestled in the high desert of northern New Mexico, approximately 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, Tent Rocks is a breathtaking and otherworldly destination that should not be missed.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a very popular hiking destination for residents of Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Located on Cochiti Pueblo, Kasha-Katuwe means “white cliffs” in the Keresan language.
New Mexico > Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Highlights: Amazing volcanic formations - tall, pinkish white cones made of pumice and tuff, lining the edge of a remote valley (Peralta Canyon). Narrow ravines wind between the pinnacles, and the ground is scattered with shiny pieces of obsidian. Two hiking trails.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is on the southeast side of the Valles and Toledo calderas, large collapse features that formed during voluminous eruptions in the Jemez Mountain volcanic field 1.61 and 1.25 million years ago. Tent Rocks encompasses a fascinating landscape in the southeastern Jemez Mountains.
Cone-shaped rock formations form one of New Mexico's most unusual vistas, and the Monument's archeological sites reflect 4,000 years of human occupation. Six to seven million years ago, volcanic eruptions spewed rock and ash-sometimes 400 feet thick-for hundreds of miles across the Pajarito Plateau.
