Potrillo volcanic field

Potrillo volcanic field
Potrillo volcanic field
	Potrillo volcanic field viewed from space, 2017. Outlined areas have blowups in text below. Interstate 10 is at the top of this image, and NM-9 and the US-Mexican border are at the bottom (south). The prominent white line diagonally across the top appears to be a major electrical transmission line.
Highest point
Elevation	5,561 ft (1,695 m)
Prominence	657 ft (200 m)
Coordinates	31°54′N 107°12′W / 31.900°N 107.200°W
Geography
Location	New Mexico, United States /; Chihuahua, Mexico
Geology
Age of rock	< 2.65 million year
Mountain type	Volcanic field
Volcanic arc/belt	Rio Grande rift
Last eruption	> 150,000 years ago

The Potrillo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located on the Rio Grande Rift in southern New Mexico, United States and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The volcanic field lies 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Las Cruces, and occupies about 4,600 square kilometers (1,800 sq mi) near the U.S. border with Mexico.^[1]

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Potrillo volcanic field
Potrillo volcanic field viewed from space, 2017. Outlined areas have blowups in text below. Interstate 10 is at the top of this image, and NM-9 and the US-Mexican border are at the bottom (south). The prominent white line diagonally across the top appears to be a major electrical transmission line.
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Highest point
Elevation	5,561 ft (1,695 m)^[1]
Prominence	657 ft (200 m)^[1]
Coordinates	31°54′N 107°12′W / 31.900°N 107.200°W / 31.900; -107.200^[1]
Geography
Location	New Mexico, United States / Chihuahua, Mexico
Geology
Age of rock	< 2.65 million year^[1]
Mountain type	Volcanic field^[1]
Volcanic arc/belt	Rio Grande rift^[1]
Last eruption	> 150,000 years ago^[1]