 |
 | |
  | |
|
|
|
|
Bandelier National Monument
Nature & Science
|
|
|
|
|
| |
 |
 |
 |
| NPS Photo by Sally King | | Bandelier's landscape has long been affected by volcanic activity. |
 |
Bandelier National Monument's 33,000 acres lay on the slopes of the Jemez Mountains. With elevations from just over 10,000 feet at Cerro Grande to just over 5,000 feet at the Rio Grande, the landscape encompasses sloped mesas cut by steep-walled canyons. Formed by massive volcanic eruptions over 1 million years ago, this place is home to a diversity of plant and animal life.
|
| | |
|
|
Animals
For more information on Bandelier birds, insects, reptiles...
more... | | 
Plants
For more on Bandelier plants
more... | | 
Mammals
Learn about which mammals call Bandelier home.
more... | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Did You Know?
Hummingbirds use a combination of plant material, lichens, and moss held together by spider webs to make a flexible nest. This nest can expand to meet the needs of the growing chicks.
|
|
|
|
Last Updated: January 30, 2007 at 14:31 EST |
