Geology

Aden Crater

Doña Ana County, NM

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Small basalt shield volcano and collapse crater on the west side of the Aden Lava Flow Wilderness (BLM), part of the Potrillo volcanic field ~25 miles southwest of Las Cruces. Public desert hiking to a classic bowl crater amid aa/pahoehoe flows and sand-sheet country—primitive access, no facilities.

Field facts

RegionDoña Ana County, NM
Coordinates32.0695, -107.0581
FeatureShield volcano / collapse crater
UnitAden Lava Flow Wilderness (BLM)
AccessDirt county roads from I-10 west of Las Cruces
FeeFree (BLM public land)
Managing agencyBLM Las Cruces District

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