Despite their name, the bodies of water in New Mexico’s Bottomless Lake State Park are neither bottomless nor lakes. The park is home to nine sinkhole-formed lakes, otherwise known as cenotes. These cenotes were made from limestone caves that eventually collapsed due to erosion from the Pecos River leaving what we see today. While they do have bottoms, they are located far beneath the surface—the deepest comes in at about 90 feet. The name “Bottomless Lakes” comes from a time in the Wild West when a group of cowboys came…
