National Monuments in New Mexico - National Park Service National Monuments in New Mexico, Bandelier National Monument (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: National Park Service National Monuments in New Mexico, Bandelier National Monument, White Sands National Monument, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument, Tsankawi, El Morro National Monument, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Excerpt: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico (near Cochiti ), is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed site that was established as a U.S. National Monument by President Bill Clinton in January 2001 shortly before leaving office.The area owes its remarkable geology to layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by a volcanic explosion. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks . The tent rocks themselves are cones of soft pumice and tuff beneath harder caprocks .The monument is open for day use only and may be closed by order of the Cochiti Pueblo Tribal Governor. A 1.2 mile (1.9 km) recreation trail leads up through a slot canyon to a lookout point where the tent rocks may be viewed from above. A 1.3 mile (2 km) loop trail leads past their base. The park is located between 5700 and 6400 feet (1737-1951 m) above sea level. The monument is closed to dogs.The road to the monument will be paved during a six week period between June 1 and July 31, 2010. Unfortunately, during the paving, the monument will be closed to all visitors. A BLM webpage has been established to provide construction updates: The Monument is unit of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System...