It is located near Carrizozo, a city in the Chihuahuan Desert ... dubbed "little black peak," located at the north end of the lava field (the left-hand side of the image). The vent sits in the ...

West of Carrizozo, at Valley of Fires Recreation ... first burning then burying everything in its path. The resulting lava field is about 44 miles long and varies from a half mile to five miles ...

In south-central New Mexico, a massive lava flow stretches some 47 miles (75 kilometers) across the desert landscape. Know as the Carrizozo Malpais, it is left over from volcanic activity that ...