• Capulin Volcano National Monument by J. Unruh

    Capulin Volcano

    National Monument New Mexico

News

There's always something happening at Capulin Volcano! Capulin Volcano National Monument strives to keep the public informed about new events which occur with the park by providing press releases to local and regional new providers, and by posting current news releases on this web site, Facebook, and Twitter.

The park also publishes the Capulin Chronicle, a bi-annual newsletter communicating all the exciting things that take place at Capulin Volcano.

Did You Know?

color photograph of tumuli or squeezeup

Tumuli or squeezeups usually develop when lava flows on level ground. A mound of lava is pushed up from the flow when the crust buckles, with additional pressure from the liquid lava of the flow.