The Potrillo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located on the Rio Grande Rift, in a portion of its rift valley, in southern New Mexico, USA and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The volcanic field lies 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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