A tent rock formation cone of soft pumice beneath harder cap rock at the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument February 8, 2010 near Cochiti, New Mexico. The area owes its remarkable geology to layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by pyroclastic flow from a volcanic explosion within the Jemez Volcanic Field that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks.
A tent rock formation cone of soft pumice beneath harder cap rock at the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument February 8, 2010 near Cochiti, New Mexico. The area owes its remarkable geology to layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by pyroclastic flow from a volcanic explosion within the Jemez Volcanic Field that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks.
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Location: near Cochiti, New Mexico
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