Grants in Cibola County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
El Malpais
National Conservation Area
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Photographed by Don Morfe, June 8, 1996
1. El Malpais Marker
Created December 31, 1987-Dedicated August 24, 1991. The El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) was the first area so designated by Congress in New Mexico. Congress established the NCA to conserve and protect the important geological, archeological, ecological, cultural, scenic, scientific, and wilderness resources of the public lands surrounding the Grants Lava Flows, while allowing compatible multiple uses such as livestock grazing, hunting, and trapping.
The El Malpis legislation was accomplished through the support and hard work of: Senator Pete V. Domenici, Senator Jeff Bingaman, Congressman Manuel Lujan, Jr., Congressman Bill Richardson, Governor Garret Carruthers, BLM District Manager Paul Applegate, BLM Area Manager Herrick Hanks.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Environment • Natural Features • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is August 24, 1991.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 58.236′ N, 107° 48.608′ W. Marker was in Grants, New Mexico, in Cibola County. It was on State
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Regionally, this marker was in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin. It was also in the American Southwest and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Where's the Volcano? (approx. 2.1 miles away); San Rafael (approx. 10.9 miles away); Grants (approx. 11.2 miles away); Old Acoma "Sky City" (approx. 11.6 miles away); Munitions Safety at El Malpais National Monument (approx. 11.9 miles away); The Fannie Mine Hoisting Bucket (approx. 12.9 miles away); One Ton Mine Car (approx. 12.9 miles away); Mine Head Frame (approx. 12.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 8, 1996
2. El Malpais Conservation Area
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 8, 1996
3. El Malpais National Monument-Sign at the entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
