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Kilbourne Hole Volcanic Crater

La Mesa, NM

This broad maar crater was blasted into the desert by explosive interaction between magma and groundwater. Remote dirt-road access and weather can make the last approach difficult, and collecting or off-road damage should never be encouraged.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: blm.gov/visit/kilbourne-hole-volcanic-crater

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