Talk:Valles Caldera

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[edit] Titles

A better title would be Valles Caldera National Preserve, especially since the world is so filled with "Valle Grandes". --Wetman 19:06, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

• I was born in ABQ in 1963, my father had a cabin north of Jemez Springs in the 1960's, we never called it the "Grand Valley" or "Valle Grande", we always called it either the "Jemez Valley" or "Jemez Caldera", or maybe, after the government boys from where ever came from: "Valles Caldera". WikiDon
  • I would like to make Valle Grande a dab page. There is a city and a department in Argentina with that name. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 01:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Sounds good to me. Valle Grande (New Mexico) would be a reasonable descendant node. In my opinion this article should not be the same as Valles Caldera National Preserve; one describes a geological feature, the other a political construct (that happens to contain most of the feature). There's room for both, with content unique to each. -- Bill-on-the-Hill 13:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

This article is rather confusing. Valles Caldera National Preserve points to this article which is supposedly about Valle Grande but is really about the Preserve. What's more, the first sentence equates the valley (valle) to the entire caldera though Valle Grande is only part of the caldera. Peter (Cactus Pete) 22:55, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Valles Caldera National Preserve now redirects to Valles Caldera. --Una Smith (talk) 04:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Valle Grande is now a proper disambig page, which sets up future separation of these two subjects. No need to hurry though, as they seem to coexist fine at the moment. ∴ here…♠ 02:17, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! --Una Smith (talk) 04:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Parts of the Supervolcano

Mateka wrote: "It is all that remains of a very large volcano."

But don't geoligist say that parts of the Rio Grande Rift and Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east were modified from the effects of the blast? Or have those effects been eroded away over time?

• Changed. An expert in geology might want to contradict me if this is wrong: But if you look on the USGS topographical map (e.g. using the TerraServer link in the article), it clearly is not the whole volcano. – Ylai 04:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
  • The impact of the eruption on the Sangres was minimal, and the eruptive centers are some distance away from the Sangres. It is accurate, however, to say that the Jemez Mountains are the remnant, as long as one includes the downslope tuff deposits (Pajarito Plateau, etc.) in that description. The entire complex of articles involving Jemez Mountains, Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Chicoma Mountain, Redondo Peak and maybe others could use some cleanup; I'll work on them when I get time. -- Bill-on-the-Hill 13:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Minor Change: Was President Bill Clinton enacted the... Chnaged to as it now is. Presidents don't enact. Congress enacts. Presidents sign. Johnwhunt 23:53, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

• Actually, presidential authority does suffice for creation of certain protected areas, without congressional action. It's been done by several administrations, mainly for national monuments carved out of Bureau of Land Management territory. However, VCNP isn't one of them, so your change is OK. -- Bill-on-the-Hill 13:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I read today a statement from a person studying the Valles Caldera NP that it has more lightning strikes than any other "area" other then Orlando. I'm not sure exactly what this means but I believe it. I've never see so much lighting in one area in my entire life. I guess it depends on the definition of area.

Is the Valles Caldera dormant or extinct at the moment? Does anyone know if there are any tiltmetres there, or seismic recording devices? Darkmind1970 11:22, 5 December 2006 (UTC)