Capulin Volcano National Monument · New Mexico

Crater Rim Trail

0.9 mi loop · about 300 ft of climbing · 7,878 ft–8,160 ft · asphalt surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

SheltersExhibits

7,878 ft 7,891 ft · 0.9 mi high 8,160 ft

Along the way Building a Cinder Cone Interpretive Exhibit Gambel Oak Interpretive Exhibit Grasslands Meet Mountains Interpretive Exhibit Juniper Interpretive Exhibit Ladybugs Interpretive Exhibit Landmarks and Trails Interpretive Exhibit Making a Monument Interpretive Exhibit Mountain Mahogany Interpretive Exhibit Mule Deer Interpretive Exhibit Plantlife Interpretive Exhibit Porcupines Feasted Here Interpretive Exhibit Pressure Ridges I Interpretive Exhibit and 13 more

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.