Carrizozo, United States

Cinder cone · 1,731 m (5,679 ft) · US-New Mexico

Carrizozo is a cinder cone in the United States, 1,731 m (5,679 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Carrizozo on the map

Carrizozo and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 18:35 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Very Low Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned Yellowstone Volcano Observatory rates Carrizozo at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

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The volcano

Type: Cinder cone
Elevation: 1,731 m (5,679 ft)
Country: United States
Region: US-New Mexico
Summit: 33.780° N, 105.930° W
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 327110

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Carrizozo Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.