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The Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway follows the river from Folsom to the Oklahoma border. The waterway becomes simply the Cimarron River after being joined by Carrizozo Creek just inside the Oklahoma border, west of Kenton, Oklahoma. [6] Carrizozo Creek also originates in New Mexico and exits into Oklahoma before re-entering New Mexico and then ...
Cimarron River; Vermejo River; Dry Cimarron River; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of New Mexico (1974) This page was last edited on 30 September 2024, at ...
Cimarron is located in west-central Colfax County on the north bank of the Cimarron River, where it emerges from the Cimarron Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. U.S. Route 64 passes through the village, leading west up the Cimarron Canyon 23 miles (37 km) to Eagle Nest and northeast 40 miles (64 km) to Raton, the Colfax County seat.
Cimarron was first applied to either the river or mountains in northeastern New Mexico and applied to other places in the state. The most common belief is that it was named for the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, called carnero cimarrón in New Mexican Spanish. In addition, cimarrónes was the name for cattle and wild horses.
The park is popular for trout fishing in the Cimarron River and its tributaries, Clear Creek and Tolby Creek. [1] Stocked trout include rainbow and brown. The river is maintained by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish at a trout density of approximately 3,000 fish per mile, although water flow can vary between 2 and 50 cfs.[2]
Rising to 8,182 ft (2,494 m) above sea level, Capulin is the highest mountain near Folsom. Folsom Falls is about 3 miles northeast of the town, along New Mexico State Highway 456. [11] The Cimarron River, only a small stream a few feet wide here, is stocked with trout annually. [12]
Cimarron River may refer to: Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary) , a tributary of the Arkansas River with headwaters in New Mexico Cimarron River (Canadian River tributary) , a tributary of the Canadian River entirely within New Mexico
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary) ... Santa Fe River (New Mexico)