Guzman’s Lookout Mountain is located to the West of El Paso, Texas and is one of the multitude 
of old volcanoes in the West Potrillo volcanic field just north of the border with Mexico.
This volcano stands 519 feet (158 meters) above the surrounding desert, with the top at 4,619 feet (1,408 meters) above sea level. It is 0.9 miles (1.4 km) long.
The nearby town of Malpais, which was located approximately 2
miles to the south of Guzman’s Lookout Mountain, was built to support a large volcanic cinder quarry on the southwest side of the hill. There is almost nothing left of the town of Malpais.
Volcanic cinders were mined from this quarry to be used as ballast for the railroad bed. The cinders were loaded onto trucks at the quarry and transported to Malpais to be loaded on trains.
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of old volcanoes in the West Potrillo volcanic field just north of the border with Mexico.This volcano stands 519 feet (158 meters) above the surrounding desert, with the top at 4,619 feet (1,408 meters) above sea level. It is 0.9 miles (1.4 km) long.
The nearby town of Malpais, which was located approximately 2
miles to the south of Guzman’s Lookout Mountain, was built to support a large volcanic cinder quarry on the southwest side of the hill. There is almost nothing left of the town of Malpais.Volcanic cinders were mined from this quarry to be used as ballast for the railroad bed. The cinders were loaded onto trucks at the quarry and transported to Malpais to be loaded on trains.
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