"First peak in New Mexico in the books. The area is pretty incredible and the weather was perfect today. Got in 3 of the 5 peaks , J A and Vulcan are closed to the public. Used the alltrails five volcanoes route and it did the trick. " — puddlepirate • Oct 14, 2021

"Vulcan and JA Volcanoes were off-limits, so I made my way up Black Volcano before walking a loop around Vulcan. It was a very pleasant day outside. On my way back to the parking lot, I witnessed park rangers stopping a few hikers on top of JA Volcano. That made me glad I didn't go up there illegally." — theascent • Apr 14, 2018

"For the most part, I am only interested in hiking the highest 102 major New Mexico peaks, those peaks with a prominence of 300 feet and over, and all the minor peaks in between. There are 164 of them and I have 131. Peakery.com added 2 interesting lists, “The Santa Fe Classics” and “The Albuquerque Home Court Peaks.” I have hiked most of these peaks already, but there were a few I did not have, so I decided to hike them. The tallest of the 5 Albuquerque Volcanoes is Vulcan Volcano, so I decided to knock it off the list. It was great to not have a far drive! I picked up my daughter Christina and her dog Bane. We drove to the far west mesa of Albuquerque, then parked west of the volcanoes in an area designated Open Space. There is a nice area to park, south-southwest of the 5 volcano bumps. We started hiking at 10:00. It was a cool overcast morning. Christina has done some peakbagging with me, hiking 12 peaks, but it has been awhile since she has. We first hiked J A Volcano east-southeast of the parking lot, then north to Black Volcano. There were some signs that said not to hike in a particular area because of restoration efforts, so we climbed the volcanoes from different direct..." — Phil-Robinson • Apr 1, 2016