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The village is located on I-40 at New Mexico State Highway 469 and is east of Tucumcari. Northern escarpment of the Llano Estacado , located 14 km south of San Jon, Eastern New Mexico Road cut south of San Jon on New Mexico State Highway 469 as it crosses the caprock escarpment at the northern edge of the Llano Estacado .
Former U.S. Route 66 from east of San Jon to east of the Interstate 40 exit at Tucumcari 35°08′46″N 103°27′09″W / 35.146111°N 103.4525°W / 35.146111; -103.4525 ( Route 66, State maintained from San Jon to Tucumcari
Glenrio, formerly Rock Island, [1] is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the former U.S. Route 66, the ghost town sits on the Texas–New Mexico state line. It includes the Glenrio Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
In New Mexico, a prominent escarpment exists along the northernmost extension of the Llano Estacado, especially to the south of San Jon and Tucumcari, both in Quay County, New Mexico. Along the western edge of the Llano Estacado, the portion of the escarpment that stretches from Caprock to Maljamar, New Mexico, is called the Mescalero Ridge. [2 ...
Aug. 30—Two massive wind energy projects are coming to New Mexico. In August, the New Mexico State Land Office approved two wind projects expected to bring more than $146 million in revenue for ...
Quay County (/ ˈ k w eɪ /) is a county in the state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 8,746. [2] Its county seat is Tucumcari. [3] The county was named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported statehood for New Mexico. [4] Its eastern border is the Texas state line, approximately 103.04 degrees west ...
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The historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66) ran east–west across the central part of the state of New Mexico, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 (I-40). However, until 1937, it took a longer route via Los Lunas, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe, now roughly New Mexico State Road 6 (NM 6), I-25, and US 84.