El Malpais National Monument
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Contact Information:
El Malpais National Monument
123 E. Roosevelt Avenue
Grants, NM 87020
505-285-4641
http://www.nps.gov/elma/
Size: 114,277 acres
Location: El Malpais National Monument is situated in the high desert lands south of Grants, New Mexico. Two major state highways border the monument and conservation area, and both are accessed via I-40.
Description: El Malpais ("the badlands" in Spanish) is a spectacular volcanic area, featuring cinder cones, a 17 mile-long lava tube system, and ice caves. The area is also rich in ancient Pueblo and Navajo Indian history, and features diverse ecosystems.
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El Malpais National Monument |
Operating
Hours: The monument is always open to visitors except for the Sandstone
Bluffs Overlook that closes at dusk. El Malpais Information Center is open daily
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New
Year's Day. The Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center is open daily from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, but is
closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
History: Established on December 31, 1987.
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