Capitan New Mexico
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CVO Menu - America's Volcanic Past - New Mexico
The Carrizozo Malpais are one of the youngest volcanic features in the state of NewMexico. The Malpais, are basaltic lava flows (75 kilometer-long), such as are being erupted today in Hawaii. State highway 380 traverses the Carrizozo Malpais, and this road provides good access to people who want to view, or visit the lava flows. The"Valley of Fires" Recreation Area is located on the Carrizozo Malpais.The Carrizozo Malpais are a lava flow thatformed by magma (molten rock)pouring outof a small crack in the earth's surface. TheCarrizozo Malpais were formed by an"Hawaiian-style" volcanic eruption. This typeof eruption is ongoing in Hawaii today. TheHawaiian-style eruption is very passive, and istypically characterized by magma pouringfrom a small vent in the earth's surface, andthen traveling either across the earth's surfaceor through a series of lava tubes until it coolsand solidifies. Geologists estimate that theentire Carrizozo eruption would have takenbetween 2 to 3 decades and that t ... [Read More]
Geology of Guadalupe Mountains National Park
El Capitan is composed of Capitan Limestone , which is the Permian-aged limestone reef deposit. A reef is a submerged resistant mound or ridge formed by the accumulation of plant and animal skeletons. The Capitan Limestone is a massive, fine-grained fossiliferous limestone that formed by growth and accumulation of invertebrate skeleton of algae, sponges, and tiny colonial animals called bryozoans . These skeletons were stabilized by encrusting organisms that grew over and cemented the solid reef rock, unlike modern reefs built by mainly a rigid framework of corals. ... [Read More]
Bibliography
Barker, J.M., Kues, B.S., Austin, G.S. and Lucas, S.G. (1991) Geology of the Sierra Blanca, Sacramento and Capitan Ranges, New Mexico. New Mexico Geological Society 42nd Annual Field Conference, October 1991. New Mexico Geological Society. ... Algeo, T.J., Wilson, J.L., and Lohmann, K.C., 1991, Eustatic and tectonic controls on cyclic sediment accumulation patterns in Lower-Middle Pennsylvanian strata of the Orogrande Basin, New Mexico, in Barker, J.M, Kues, B.S., Austin, G.S. and Lucas, S.G., eds., Geology of the Sierra Blanca, Sacramento and Capitan Ranges, New Mexico; New Mexico Geological Society 42 nd Annual Field Conference, p. 203–212. ... [Read More]
NPS Paleontology Research Abstract Volume
Studies indicate that shelf deposition systems in the Yates and Tansill formations, specifically those on the outer-shelf proximal to the Capitan reef, were influenced to a great extent by sea level fluctuations through time. Platform carbonate facies deposited during sea level highstands are characterized by mosaics of shallow-marine sands, sponge-algal patch reefs, and low-lying islands. These deposits, as well as those of the adjoining Capitan reef, were pervasively cemented at these times by marine aragonite cements. In contrast, platforms were exposed subaerially during periods of sea level lowstand, at which time siliciclastic sediments (sands and silts) were deposited as thin but regionally extensive "sheets" across the platforms. Platform bypassing resulted in the deposition of some of the sands and silts into the adjoining Delaware Basin. Diagenetic processes operative during lowstands include lithification by meteoric calcite cements, and extensive karsting of exposed carbona ... [Read More]
Attractions at Artesia
Capitan is the home of Smokey the Bear. This mountain community offers numerous camping sites and beautiful vistas. The Smokey Bear Museum is located in Capitan next to the Ranger Station. There are several nice restaurants to complete your trip. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
Located in south-central New Mexico, lies the Lincoln National Forest, birthplace of Smokey Bear, the living symbol of forest fire prevention. The Forest covers over 1.1 million acres stretching north from Texas past the Capitan Mountains. ... [Read More]
Visible Earth: Southwestern United States
Skies were clear over the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image on May 31, 2004. From left to right, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas line the top of the image. In the center, also from left to right, are Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Mexico forms the lower part of the image. A red dot in New Mexico marks the location of the Peppin Fire burning in the Capitan Mountains. The blackened, fire-scarred land is more visible in the high resolution image, which shows the scene at 250 meters per pixel. ... [Read More]
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for New Mexico Issued by the National Weather Service
Short Term Forecast Capitan, Northern Sacramento (New Mexico) SHORT TERM FORECASTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM329 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2005NMZ011-016-017-182300-CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...RUIDOSO329 PM MDT MON JUL 18 2005.NOW...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THEWESTERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS AS WELL ASTHE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THROUGH 500 PM MDT. THESE STORMS SHOULDAFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF CLAUNCH...BINGHAM...ANCHO...WHITE OAKS...CARRIZOZO AND OSCURO. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WINDGUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF OF ANINCH WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UNDER STRONGERSTORMS.PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AS DEADLYLIGHTNING MAY OCCUR.$$ ... [Read More]
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