El Malpais Historical

El Malpais Historical (HM1WAC)

Location: Grants, NM 87020 Cibola County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 58.236', W 107° 48.6088242'

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National Conservation Area

—Bureau of Land Management —

Created December 31, 1987-Dedicated August 24, 1991. The El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) was the first area so designated by Congress in New Mexico. Congress established the NCA to conserve and protect the important geological, archeological, ecological, cultural, scenic, scientific, and wilderness resources of the public lands surrounding the Grants Lava Flows, while allowing compatible multiple uses such as livestock grazing, hunting, and trapping.

The El Malpis legislation was accomplished through the support and hard work of: Senator Pete V. Domenici, Senator Jeff Bingaman, Congressman Manuel Lujan, Jr., Congressman Bill Richardson, Governor Garret Carruthers, BLM District Manager Paul Applegate, BLM Area Manager Herrick Hanks.
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Date Added Thursday, December 15th, 2016 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees34.97060000, -107.81014707
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 58.236', W 107° 48.6088242'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 58' 14.16" N, 107° 48' 36.529452" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near NM-117, Grants NM 87020, US
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