Just west of the city of Albuquerque and near the Petroglyph National Monument are three small volcano cones.  There’s a hiking trail that takes you past all three and up to the top of two.  We decided to do this hike one morning before it got too hot.

The volcanos are about 130,000 years old and came up through a long rift that parallels the Rio Grande river (which runs right through the city).  There is very little vegetation on these three cones so it’s real easy to see the formation and rocks.

Here are some pictures: