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Raton, New Mexico. / 36.87361°N 104.44000°W / 36.87361; -104.44000. Raton ( / rəˈtoʊn / rə-TONE) [ 4] is a city and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico– Colorado border and 85 miles west of Texas .
August 8, 2014 (increase) The Raton Downtown Historic District[2]is a historic districtlisted on the National Register of Historic Placesin Raton, New Mexico, USA. The district, when first listed in 1977, is bounded on the north by Clark Avenue and on the south by Rio Grande Avenue. On the east, the district is bounded by First Street, and on ...
Ratón Pass is a 7,834 ft (2,388 m) elevation mountain pass on the Colorado – New Mexico border in the western United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico, approximately 180 miles (290 km) northeast of Santa Fe. Ratón is Spanish for "mouse".
A geologic map of the Raton Basin. The Raton mesas are shown in red. Bartlett Mesa rises above Raton Pass and Interstate Highway 25. No public roads reach the top of the mesas. The only public road which penetrates the area is through Sugarite Canyon State Park in New Mexico. It terminates shortly after crossing the border into Colorado at an ...
The Original Townsite Historic District in Raton, New Mexico is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]The district is a 120 acres (49 ha) roughly bounded by Clark & Cimmaron Avenues, S. 2nd & S. 7th Streets within Raton, a town that was platted in 1880.
New Mexico is known for its picturesque desert landscapes, mountainous locales and even the rare body of water. ... $20,700 a night – Casa Grande at Vermejo, Raton.
Colfax County was originally part of Taos County, one of the original nine counties created by the New Mexico Territory in 1852. In 1859, the eastern part of Taos County, including all of the territory of Colfax County, was split off to form Mora County. Colfax County was established on January 25, 1869, from the northern part of Mora County.
Last eruption. 58,000 to 62,000 years ago [ 6] The Raton-Clayton volcanic field is a volcanic field located in the state of New Mexico, United States. Capulin Volcano National Monument is located in the volcanic field. It is the northeasternmost volcanic field of the Jemez Lineament and the easternmost Cenozoic volcanic field of North America.