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Raton (/ r ə ˈ t oʊ n / rə-TONE) [4] is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico, United States. 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. At the 2020 census, its population was 6,041. [5]
City of Raton: Serves: Raton, New Mexico: Elevation ... Map; RTN. Runways; Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 7,615 2,321 Asphalt 7/25 4,425 1,349
State Road 72 (NM 72) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 36 miles (58 km). Its total length is approximately 36 miles (58 km). NM 72's western terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25) in Raton , and the eastern terminus is in Folsom at NM 456 ; in between, it traverses the top of Johnson Mesa .
State Road 193 (NM 193) is a 42.2-mile-long (67.9 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 193's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 56 (US 56) east of Springer, and the northern terminus is at US 64/US 87 east of Raton. A 12.8-mile portion of it is surfaced with gravel. [2]
The highway maintains a north and northeast orientation as it leaves New Mexico traversing Raton Pass (7,798 ft or 2,377 m [18]) and enters Colorado. Due to its elevation and frequent winter snowstorms, I-25 is sometimes impassible and closed in both directions at Raton Pass during winter months.
In 1933, US 64 had been extended to end at US 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, replacing all of the previously designated US 485 between Raton and Santa Fe, through Taos. [ 5 ] [ 3 ] On November 11, 1972, US 64 was truncated from Santa Fe to Taos, then extended west through Tres Piedras , Brazos , Monero and Bloomfield to US 550 in Farmington . [ 6 ]
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I-25 begins at I-10's exit 144 in Las Cruces (elevation 4,000 feet (1,200 m)), [3] just south of the New Mexico State University (NMSU) campus. I-25 is concurrent with US 85 at this point, and carries US 85 concurrently for the remainder of its run in New Mexico, save for a 4-mile (6.4 km) through Las Vegas where unsigned US 85 follows Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus., Business Loop 15 ...