Tent Rocks named as a top natural attraction
New Mexico’s Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument has been named one of the world’s top natural attractions in the inaugural TripSavvy Editors’ Choice Awards in the 2018 Beaches and Natural Attractions category.
“The (Bureau of Land Management) manages the Monument in cooperation with the Pueblo de Cochiti, and are excited to share this honor. We hope it will inspire responsible and respectful visitation,” BLM Albuquerque District Manager Danita Burns said in a statement.
The TripSavvy program used a combination of data and human vetting to recognize top restaurants, hotels and attractions across the planet. Only 2 percent of the 600,000 nominations passed TripSavvy’s testing and standards, the company said in a news release.
Tent Rocks National Monument — about 26 miles west of Santa
Fe — impressed TripSavvy editors and writers, who were seeking the most special, noteworthy and trustworthy entities, company general manager Molly Fergus said.
“The winners on this list are truly exceptional,” she said.
Tent Rocks consists of coneshaped formations, byproducts of volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, leaving pumice, ash and tuff deposits over 1,000 feet thick, according to the release. It is accessible by foot only.
For more information about Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, visit www.blm.gov/ visit/kktr.