Capulin Volcano National Monument · New Mexico

Vent Trail

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 80 ft of descent · 7,785 ft–7,867 ft · asphalt surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

SheltersExhibits

7,867 ft 7,785 ft · 0.1 mi high 7,867 ft

Along the way Building a Cinder Cone Interpretive Exhibit Capulin Chokecherry Interpretive Exhibit Grasslands Meet Mountains Interpretive Exhibit Making a Monument Interpretive Exhibit The Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field Interpretive Exhibit Volcanic Plumbing Interpretive Exhibit Crater Rim Shelter

On the parks map

All 7 trails in Capulin Volcano National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

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.