Malpais

Malpais (HMUVV)

Location: Carrizozo, NM 88301 Lincoln County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 39.563', W 105° 53.415'

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Valley of Fires

Spanish explorers called this extensive lava flow malpais, or badlands. The river of lava that flowed down this "Valley of Fires" erupted from a volcano some 7 miles north of here about 1000 years ago. Extending through the valley for 44 miles, the malpais averages 3 miles in width. This ropy type of lava is called "pahoehoe."
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 6:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 417459 N 3724745
Decimal Degrees33.65938333, -105.89025000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 39.563', W 105° 53.415'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 39' 33.78" N, 105° 53' 24.90" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200 Unnamed Road, Carrizozo NM 88301, US
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