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Valles Caldera National Preserve – New Mexico

Images of Valles Caldera National Preserve – New Mexico, taken in June 2025.

Valles Caldera National Preserve protects what is the remnant of a volcano which erupted 1.2 million years ago and was 300 times greater than the Mount Saint Helens eruption in 1980.

Today, the caldera from this sunken volcano is approximately 13.7 miles in diameter. Because of past overgrazing, aggressive clear-cut logging and road construction, the prime objective of the park service is to work to restore the ecosystems of the area.
Coyote on the grasslands of Valles Caldera National Preserve
Coyote on the grasslands of Valles Caldera National Preserve 		Grasslands with Cerro la Jara (8,745 ft) and the caldera rim in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Grasslands with Cerro la Jara (8,745 ft) and the caldera rim in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Cerro la Jara (8,745 ft) in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Cerro la Jara (8,745 ft) in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Wide view of the caldera and Redondo Peak (11,254 ft) in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Wide view of the caldera and Redondo Peak (11,254 ft) in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 The caldera and caldera rim in Valles Caldera National Preserve
The caldera and caldera rim in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Tree stump among the grasses in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Tree stump among the grasses in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Gunnison’s Prairie Dog stands above its den in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Gunnison’s Prairie Dog stands above its den in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Rocky Mountain Iris on the prairie in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Rocky Mountain Iris on the prairie in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Bird with a grasshopper dinner in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Bird with a grasshopper dinner in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Rocky Mountain Elk skeleton on the prairie in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Rocky Mountain Elk skeleton on the prairie in Valles Caldera National Preserve
San Antonio Cabin in Valles Caldera National Preserve
San Antonio Cabin in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Pine trees on a hill in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Pine trees on a hill in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs stand watch in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs stand watch in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Rocky outcropping in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Rocky outcropping in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Ruby’s Home (1951) in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Ruby’s Home (1951) in Valles Caldera National Preserve
San Antonio Creek twists through the grasslands in Valles Caldera National Preserve
San Antonio Creek twists through the grasslands in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 A great Blue Herron in Valles Caldera National Preserve
A great Blue Herron in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 A dead pine tree stands among the living in Valles Caldera National Preserve
A dead pine tree stands among the living in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Grasses reflected in the waters of San Antonio Creek in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Grasses reflected in the waters of San Antonio Creek in Valles Caldera National Preserve		 Scars from damaging logging practices through 1963 in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Scars from damaging logging practices through 1963 in Valles Caldera National Preserve

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