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El Malpais National Monument
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Explore El Malpais through our photo gallery! Our intrepid staffers have put the boot to the trail and collected many images of the most famous sights of the monument. Click on the slide show for each category, sit back, and enjoy the photos.

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Cerro Rendija is a shield volcano

Did You Know?
Cerro Rendija volcano, just west of Big Tubes in El Malpais National Monument, is a good example of a shield volcano. Low viscosity lava spread out rapidly from the vent and kept the volcano from gaining much vertical height.
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Last Updated: September 08, 2009 at 18:58 MST