El Cajete
USA /
New Mexico /
Jemez Springs /
World
/ USA
/ New Mexico
/ Jemez Springs
volcanic crater / caldera, interesting place
El Cajete is a shallow crater left from the most recent eruption in the Jemez area, which probably took place about 50,000 years ago. The eruption produced the extensive Banco Bonito obsidian flow to the west.
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Coordinates: 35°50'12"N 106°33'31"W
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