Black Volcano
Black Volcano rises to 1,819 m in New Mexico. Sandia Crest stands 3,255 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is J A Volcano, a peak 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Black Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is part of the Albuquerque volcanic field. Black Volcano is located directly north of JA volcano. Black Volcano is the second of five volcanoes (traveling south to north) within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument. North of Black Volcano are Vulcan, Bond and Butte volcanoes. JA, Black, and Vulcan Volcanoes are located along a single fissure through which the lava erupted. The volcanoes are a rare example of a series of vents associated with a fissure eruption. The volcano is composed of a type of volcanic rock called olivine tholeiitic basalt. Radiometric dating indicates an age for this rock of about 156,000 years. The volcano consists of lava flows radiation from the summit, which has a small pyroclastic cone and a large filled crater. Several smaller craters, formed late in the eruption, are located on the summit and northeast flank of the volcano. Much of the pyroclastic cone was removed by mining of cinder by 1978. The northern part of the cone includes xenoliths, pieces of surrounding rock caught up in the eruption and carried to the surface. These are partially melted sandstone, likely of the Santa Fe Group sediments on which the volcano sits.
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Wikidata Q4922110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1819 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 8.6 mi off the Corrales Road
- 19.0 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pondorosa Point · 18 mi
- Cañon La Cueva Overlook · 18 mi
- Bodhi Tree · 19 mi
- Upper La Cueva Canyon, La Luz Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- J A Volcano: 0.4 mi
- Vulcan Volcano: 0.6 mi
- Bond Volcano: 1.8 mi
- Butte Volcano: 2.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 9.8 mi
- Alpine Park: 2.3 mi
- Parkwest Park: 2.6 mi
- Rinconada Point Park: 2.9 mi
- Presidio Park: 3.1 mi
- Parkway Park: 3.2 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.7 mi
- Petroglyphs: 5.7 mi
- Compass Rose: 1.9 mi
- American Flag Roof: 5.3 mi
- The Rescue: 5.9 mi
- Cervantes: 6.4 mi
- Clyde & Carrie Tingley: 6.4 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 6.4 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 6.4 mi
- Explora: 6.6 mi
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: 6.6 mi
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 6.9 mi
- New Mexico Madonna of the Trail: 7.5 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 7.5 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 7.7 mi
- Tingley Park: 7.4 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
- Double Shelter Group Area: 17.2 mi
- Family Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
- Juan Tabo Picnic Sites: 17.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 15.7 mi
- Drinking Fountain Spring: 17.3 mi
- Embudo Spring: 17.6 mi
- Oso Springs: 17.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Spring: 17.9 mi
- Curandera Garden: 5.7 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 5.8 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 5.9 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 9.1 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Trailhead: 7.6 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance: 14.4 mi
- Rio Rancho Bosque Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Sandia Mountain Natural History Center: 22.2 mi
- Carpenter: 10.0 mi
- Travertine Falls: 21.6 mi
- Standing Rock: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Black Volcano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandia Crest | ENE 74° | 3,255 m | 19.0 mi |
| North Sandia Peak | ENE 68° | 3,184 m | 19.2 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 70° | 3,127 m | 18.9 mi |
| The Thumb | ENE 74° | 3,081 m | 18.6 mi |
| The Chimney | ENE 73° | 3,051 m | 18.8 mi |
| Tombstone | ENE 71° | 3,048 m | 19.0 mi |
| Jawbone | ENE 78° | 3,014 m | 19.4 mi |
| South Sandia Peak | E 92° | 2,982 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petroglyph Natl MON, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 932845 — Cinder, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357612842
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 8 mi
- Bernalillo · 17 mi
- Cedar Crest · 23 mi
- Los Lunas · 23 mi
- Central New Mexico · 27 mi
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