Capulin Volcano National Monument

Capulin Volcano is a Gold Tier certified dark sky park sitting atop a 60,000-year-old cinder cone on the high plains of northeastern New Mexico. The elevation (7,877 feet at the rim) and the remote plains location combine for exceptional sky transparency. The circular rim trail puts you above the surrounding landscape with a 360-degree unobstructed view. On a clear moonless night, the light from the Milky Way is bright enough to cast a faint shadow.