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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 .
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 ...
Sangre de Cristo (Spanish: "blood of Christ") can refer to: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in Northern New Mexico and South-Central Colorado in the United States; Sangre de Cristo Pass, a mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Sangre de Cristo Creek, in Costilla County, Colorado
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]
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The heritage area includes the San Luis Valley and portions of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The region combines influences of Anglo-American, Hispano-American and Native American influences.
The summit is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest, 5.0 miles (8.1 km) east by south (bearing 102°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. [2] [3] [b] Crestone Peak rises 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above the east side of the San Luis Valley.
The 56-mile (90 km) High Road to Taos is a scenic, winding road through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. (The "Low Road" runs through the valleys along the Rio Grande). It winds through high desert, mountains, forests, small farms, and tiny Spanish land grant villages and Pueblo Indian villages. Scattered along the way ...
Sangre de Cristo Formation in road cut in Glorieta Pass, New Mexico The formation is divided into an informal lower member and an upper Crestone Conglomerate Member. The lower informal member consists of about 600–900 meters (2,000–3,000 ft) of red arkosic sandstone , conglomeratic sandstone, siltstone , and shale .