Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
Attractions near Cañones
Leave Cañones for Valles Caldera National Preserve, 12 mi away
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Cañones are parks & monuments. Cañones itself has none of them. Bandelier National Monument sees about 248K visitors a year. Further afield, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is 51 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Valles Caldera National Preserve
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
National Preserve · 12 mi south
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
On the map, most of the 9 sit to the south.
Orange: Cañones. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place, in and near Cañones
Its 27 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
3Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Historic district in the United States.
4
5Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
6
7Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National monument in the United States.
8Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
9
10Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
11
13
14Lensic Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Anthropology museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Art museum with a focus on contemporary intertribal Native American art.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, California, CC BY 2.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carson National Forest: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Bradbury Science Museum: Blueag9, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lensic Theater: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of International Folk Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · El Rancho de las Golondrinas: NewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Harwood Museum of Art: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martinez Hacienda: Larry Lamsa, CC BY 2.0 · New Mexico History Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taos Art Museum: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Los Alamos Historical Museum: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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