A ranger got an up close look at wildlife Wednesday morning at the Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeastern New Mexico. Ranger Brent was on his morning routine when he came across a mountain ...

CAPULIN, N.M. • Just beyond Colorado’s southern border into New Mexico, a lonely highway runs through fields of cattle and pronghorn, of windmills and splintered, crumbling remains of homesteads. Then ...

Each summer at Capulin Volcano, hundreds of the beetles take up residence at the highest points of the volcano. The annual phenomenon is called hill-topping. After feeding all summer, they hibernate ...

WEBVTT CHRISTINE: 58,000 YEARS AGO, A VOLCANO NEAR PRESENT-DAY RATON ERUPTED. >> IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL CRATER IN THE TOP, IT’S ALL ASH AND CINDER, VERY LITTLE EROSION. >> SKY 7 SHOWING US WHAT THE ...

Capulin Volcano National Monument just east of Raton, NM, is celebrating International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 14. The day is organized by NASA and is intended to raise awareness of ...

Since it was recognized as an International Dark Sky Park in 2021, the Valles Caldera National Preserve has provided visitors with opportunities to experience the night skies at the northern New ...

Thousands of ladybugs are taking over a New Mexico national monument and completely covering the trees. “The trees are alive…with ladybugs!” Capulin Volcano National Monument said on Twitter. Ladybugs ...

About 114,000 people visited the National Park Service’s High Plains Group during 2023. The grouping includes Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico, along with Bent's Old Fort, Sand Creek ...

The route: From Taos, N.M., east on U.S. 64 through Eagle Nest and Cimarron to Raton, then New Mexico 72 to Capulin Volcano National Monument. Return through Raton on New Mexico 325 and U.S. 87. Miles ...

A large swath of the country will have a chance to witness a rare total solar eclipse next month. For a few minutes on April 8, the moon will perfectly align with the sun, darkening skies along a path ...