Valles Caldera
Valles Caldera

Author: WILLIAM. DEBUYS

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780890136577

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About 1.25 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera, located in northern New Mexico. This revised & expanded edition marks the twentieth anniversary of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, a visionary piece of legislation that transferred to the public domain a privately owned ranch (signed in 2000 by President Bill Clinton). The preserve was assigned to a board of citizens appointed by the president to manage it as a self-sustaining preserve. The experiment in semi-private land management ended in 2014 as the Valles Caldera was legislatively reassigned to the National Park Service.

Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve

Author: Coco Rae

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2022-04-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 082636361X

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Avid hiker Coco Rae shares her extensive knowledge and her love of exploration at one of New Mexico’s greatest treasures in this updated and expanded edition of Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve. The first comprehensive trail guide to Valles Caldera National Preserve now includes over seventy color photographs and everything visitors need to know to enjoy this vast caldera, one of the largest in the United States. The guide includes detailed descriptions of over twenty-five trails accompanied by topographical maps, recommendations for mountain bikers, and a history of the preserve. A geological and environmental wonder created over a million years ago, Valles Caldera National Preserve, west of Los Alamos, New Mexico, offers outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers endless opportunities to discover the natural history of New Mexico through the caldera’s vast mountain meadows, extensive biodiversity, and meandering streams. Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve offers first-time and returning visitors a complete guide to the recreation and beauty found in this unique landscape.

Valles Caldera
Valles Caldera

Author: Fraser Goff

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0826345905

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Formed by massive volcanic eruptions over a million years ago, the Valles Caldera offers scientists unprecedented opportunities for studying its geologic wonders, and now as a national preserve, it offers the public a unique outdoor experience.

More Than a Scenic Mountain Landscape
More Than a Scenic Mountain Landscape

Author: Thomas Merlan

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781511517393

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This study focuses on the cultural-historical environment of the 88,900-acre (35,560-ha) Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) over the past four centuries of Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. governance. It includes a review and synthesis of available published and unpublished historical, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic literature about the human occupation of the area now contained within the VCNP. Documents include historical maps, texts, letters, diaries, business records, photographs, land and mineral patents, and court testimony.

Enchantment and Exploitation
Enchantment and Exploitation

Author: William DeBuys

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780826308207

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This unusual book is a complete account of the closely linked natural and human history of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, a region unique in its rich combination of ecological and cultural diversity.

Field Trip Guide to the Valles Caldera and Its Geothermal Systems
Field Trip Guide to the Valles Caldera and Its Geothermal Systems

Author: Fraser Goff

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This field trip guide has been compiled from extensive field trips led at Los Alamos National Laboratory during the past six years. The original version of this guide was designed to augment a workshop on the Valles Caldera for the Continental Scientific Drilling Program (CSDP). This workshop was held at Los Alamos, New Mexico, 5-7 October 1982. More stops were added to this guide to display the volcanic and geothermal features at the Valles Caldera. The trip covers about 90 miles (one way) and takes two days to complete; however, those who wish to compress the trip into one day are advised to use the designated stops listed in the Introduction. Valles Caldera and vicinity comprise both one of the most exciting geothermal areas in the United States and one of the best preserved Quaternary caldera complexes in the world.

The Colorado Plateau
The Colorado Plateau

Author: Donald L. Baars

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780826323019

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Written with the general reader in mind, this is the updated edition of the classic on the geology of the red rock and canyon country of the Fours Corners region of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.