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[[File:Kilbourne Hole path in.jpg|thumb|left|A view of the Kilbourne Hole from the trail at the southwest corner. Everything visible in this photo is the maar, bottom lands and rim with basalt cliffs.]]
The crater is at an elevation of {{convert|4239|ft|abbr=on}}. It has a diameter of {{convert|1.5|mi|abbr=on}} by {{convert|2.1|mi|abbr=on}} and a depth of {{convert|443|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name = nlcd2016 >[https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/viewer/index.html?marker=-106.964722,31.971944,4326,from%20Kilbourne_Hole,,Kilbourne%20Hole&scale=10000 2016 National Land Cover (NLCD) dataset] Kilbourne Hole
The hole is over a mile wide, and over {{convert|300|ft|m}} deep, with crumbling [[basalt]] cliffs all around except at the southwest corner. The basalt cliffs resemble the cliffs of the [[Devils Postpile National Monument]] near [[Yosemite National Park]], with the characteristic reddish purple hexagonal columns, except that they are not as tall. The cliffs are about {{convert|40|ft|m}} high. [[Lava]] chunks exist in abundance.
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==NASA training==
[[NASA]] geologically trained the [[Apollo Astronauts]] in April and Nov. 1969, June 1970, and Jan. and Dec. 1971. Astronauts who would use this training on the Moon included [[Apollo 12]]'s [[Pete Conrad]] and [[Alan Bean]], [[Apollo 14]]'s [[Alan Shepard]] and [[Edgar Mitchell]], [[Apollo 15]]'s [[David Scott]] and [[James Irwin]], [[Apollo 16]]'s [[John Young (astronaut)|John Young]] and [[Charlie Duke]], and [[Apollo 17]]'s [[Gene Cernan]] and [[Jack Schmitt]]
[[Image:Donaana-countymap.jpg|thumb|General location of Kilbourne Hole, Doña Ana County, New Mexico]]
==Access==
Kilbourne Hole is in [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] land and is available as an unimproved recreational area.<ref name=BLM>{{cite web | url = http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/las_cruces/kilbourne_hole.html | title = Kilbourne Hole Volcanic Crater | accessdate = 30 July 2012 }}</ref> It is accessed via Doña Ana County Road A-011, driving 8 miles west from the railroad. The hole is "on the right, past the big tan dirt bank."<ref name=BLM/> Much of the land inside the hole is private property. Hunt's Hole is about 2 miles south on A-013.
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[[Category:Maars of New Mexico]]
[[Category:Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument]]
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