# Jornada del Muerto Volcano

- **Country:** United States
- **Coordinates:** 33.534417, -106.866742
- **Age:** 760,000 years
- **Topo:** USGS Harriet Ranch
- **Type:** Basaltic shield volcano, volcanic field
- **Language:** Spanish
- **Location:** Socorro County, New Mexico, U.S.
- **Translation:** Dead Man's Route
- **Elevation Ft:** 5137
- **Easiest Route:** Scrambling over rough ʻaʻā lava
- **Last Eruption:** 760,000 years

The Jornada del Muerto Volcano is a small shield volcano and lava field in central New Mexico, about in size and reaching an elevation of . Jornada del Muerto means "Dead Man's Route" in Spanish, referring to the desolate colonial era trail from New Spain through this Malpaís region.

![Photo of Jornada del Muerto Volcano](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Looking_north_towards_the_Jornada_del_Muerto_Volcano_%28tight%29.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jornada_del_Muerto_Volcano (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)