JA volcano

JA Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. JA Volcano is the southernmost of 5 volcanoes in a 5-mile chain within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument.

JA Volcano
JA Volcano in Petroglyph National Monument, as seen from its western flank on January 14, 2009
Highest point
Elevation	5,944 ft (1,812 m)
Prominence	114 ft (35 m)
Coordinates	35.1275°N 106.7728°W
Geography
Location	Petroglyph National Monument, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, US
Geology
Age of rock	> 10,000 years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	150,000+ years ago

The volcano has been the site of repeated pranks:[1]

"Volcano “Erupts” But Fools No One—a 1950 newspaper headline declared. Nobody was fooled, apparently, because the same prank—piling tires on the side of a volcano and setting them on fire to simulate an eruption—had been tried in 1947 with much greater success (even causing a panic in the city). For years students from nearby St Joseph would paint a "J" on Vulcan Volcano, when the light is right it can still be seen." St. Joseph College was later named the University of Albuquerque. In 1950 the College of St. Joseph began its move into a newly built campus on the palisades along the Rio Grande below the volcano. The name was changed to the College of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande. In 1966, the institution changed its name again to the University of Albuquerque. Twenty years later, it closed its doors and became the campus of Pius X high school.

The date of its last eruption is unknown but is believed to have been more than 150,000 years ago.

JA Volcano, roughly 2/3 of the way up its north-to-south trail leading to the summit. Albuquerque can be seen in the distance in this view facing east/southeast

References

1. "Recent History of Petroglyph National Monument". Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico. National Park Service. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2020.