Rock Formations in New Mexico

This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.