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Bandelier National Monument

NM · 35.7789, -106.3211

From Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, Byway's registries place 8 scenic byways, 3 public land units and 10 campgrounds within 30 miles.

As with other units of the national park system, Bandelier was created for both conservation and recreation. The primary resources being conserved are cultural (archaeological and anthropological) and scenic (canyon and mesa country, merging into mountain scenery at the upper end of the park). Both follow from Bandelier's setting atop the Pajarito Plateau, a gigantic, ancient (1-2 million year old) ash flow from a volcanic eruption in the nearby Jemez Mountains, that over time has eroded into a network of canyons and mesas.
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Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

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