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Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the East of Santa Fe, taken during a winter sunset after a snowfall on 29 January 2013 Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range Oblique air photo of northern Sangre de Cristo Range, looking south with Great Sand Dunes near central horizon February 2003 astronaut photography of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from Santa Fe (bottom center) to north of Taos, taken from the ...
The Sangre de Cristo Range rises over 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above the valleys and plains to the west and northeast. According to the USGS, the range is the northern part of the larger Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which extend through northern New Mexico. Usage of the terms "Sangre de Cristo Range" and "Sangre de Cristo Mountains" is varied; however ...
The Valle Vidal (Spanish, "Valley of Life") is a 101,794 acres (41,195 ha) mountain basin in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains within the Carson National Forest, northwest of Cimarron, New Mexico. Elevations in the basin range from 7,700 to 12,554 feet (2,347 to 3,826 m). [1] Valle Vidal is noted for its pristine scenery and wildlife.
The formation is exposed in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in both southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. However, the exposures in the southeastern Sangre de Cristo Mountains were deposited in a distinct basin (the Rowe-Mora basin) rather than the central Colorado basin, lack the marine beds found in Colorado, and should probably be ...
An ridge called La Mesa rises to 9,112 feet (2,777 m) in elevation above the park to the east, and to the west is the Rincon subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. [3] The park is located in the eastern foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at an altitude of 7,700 feet (2,300 m).
"The Pennsylvanian section at Priest Canyon, southern Manzano Mountains, New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Field Conference Series. 67; Miller, John P.; Montgomery, Arthur; Sutherland, Patrick K. (1963). "Geology of Part of the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico" (PDF).
Electric Peak is set on the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the sixth-highest summit in Custer County and the 185th-highest in Colorado. [ 3 ] The mountain is located 13.5 miles (21.7 km) west-northwest of the town of Westcliffe in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness , on land managed by San ...
Horn Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the 14-highest summit in Custer County, [6] and can be seen from Highway 69 near the community of Westcliffe. The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. [5]