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San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: Pʼohwhogeh Ówîngeh [p’òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè] "where the water cuts through" [5] [6]), also known as the Turquoise Clan, [7] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 1300 C.E. [8] The Pueblo is self-governing and is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan ...
The location of the state of New Mexico. Paleontology in New Mexico refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of New Mexico. The fossil record of New Mexico is exceptionally complete and spans almost the entire stratigraphic column. [1] More than 3,300 different kinds of fossil organisms have ...
Santa Fe (/ ˌ s æ n t ə ˈ f eɪ, ˈ s æ n t ə f eɪ / SAN-tə FAY, - fay; Spanish:) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County.With over 89,000 residents, [5] Santa Fe is the fourth-most populous city in the state, [6] and part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area, which had a population of 1,162,523 in 2020.
U.S. Decennial Census [4][3] Eldorado at Santa Fe, locally known as Eldorado, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,130 at the 2010 census.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Named by. Hayden. Year defined. 1869. The Santa Fe Group is a group of geologic formations in New Mexico and Colorado. It contains fossils characteristic of the Oligocene through Pleistocene epochs. The group consists of basin -filling sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Rio Grande rift, and contains important regional ...
A map of the Santa Fe National Forest showing the widely separated Ranger Districts. The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,558,452 acres (6,306.83 km 2). Elevations range from 5,300 feet (1600 m) to 13,103 feet (4000 m) at the ...
trail hike. Atalaya Mountain is a mountain peak located within the Santa Fe National Forest, in northern New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe Mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range, a subrange of the Southern Rocky Mountains. A relevant viewscape from the city of Santa Fe, there are no higher peaks between the city and Atalaya ...
Map of Mesozoic exposures in New Mexico, USA. The Mesozoic began with the Permian-Triassic extinction event. [31] The Sevier and Nevadan orogenies pushed up mountains to the west of New Mexico that produced a rain shadow, giving New Mexico an exquisitely hot and dry climate through much of the early Mesozoic. [32] [33]