Jemez Mountains Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
mountain range in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties in New Mexico, United States
About Jemez Mountains
While the Jemez Mountains may look like part of theRocky Mountains, they are distinct from the Rockies geologically, and are the remnant of a "super-volcano" that had a catastrophic eruption about a million years ago, with several lesser but still significant eruptions since then. This violent past shapes many of the attractions of the region:Los AlamosandBandelier National Monumentsit on a great ash flow from the climactic eruption, whileValles Caldera National Preservecontains a number of volcanic features and preserves the eruptive center itself. You'll enjoy your sightseeing in the mountains more if you do a little homework to understand what you're seeing; web pages that provide good stuff on the geology, without requiring education as a geologist to grok it, are: The Jemez were the
Jemez Mountains Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: