The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a remarkable outdoor laboratory, offering an opportunity to observe, study, and experience the geologic processes that shape natural landscapes.

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. The tent rocks themselves are cones of soft pumice and tuff beneath harder caprocks, and vary in height from a few feet to 90 feet.

Shelter
Sheltered Cave.
Tent Rocks
View along Cave Loop.
Tent Rocks
View along Cave Loop.
Tent Rocks
View along Cave Loop.
Tent Rocks
View along Cave Loop.
Tent Rocks
View along Cave Loop.

Photos by EMKotyk