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  2. Paleontology in New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The location of the state of New Mexico. Paleontology in New Mexico refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of New Mexico. The fossil record of New Mexico is exceptionally complete and spans almost the entire stratigraphic column. [1] More than 3,300 different kinds of fossil organisms have ...

  3. Sierra Blanca (New Mexico) - Wikipedia

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    The Sierra Blanca (Spanish: White Mountains) is an ultra-prominent range of volcanic mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The range is about 40 miles (64 km) from north to south and 20 miles (32 km) wide. Sierra Blanca Peak (White Peak) is the highest mountain in the range at 11,981 ...

  4. Pajarito Mountain Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Pajarito Mountain Ski Area (Pajarito) is located on the north face of Pajarito Mountain, one of the Jemez Mountains in north central New Mexico, west of Los Alamos. It is located on 850 acres (3.4 km 2) of privately owned land. Pajarito Mountain is owned and operated by volunteers and Mountain Capital Partners.

  5. Sandia Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Sandias are a small range, a part of the Basin and Range Province, but built by a different phenomenon known as rifting, consisting of a single north–south ridge, which rises to two major summits: Sandia Crest and South Sandia Peak, 9,702 ft (2,957 m). The range measures approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-south, and the width in the ...

  6. Sandia Peak Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    The club then opened La Madera Ski Area in 1936 with a 1,500 foot (460 m) rope tow. Two trips on the rope tow cost 50 cents. The following year, a second rope tow was installed to Panoramic Point, and a ski lodge, built with the help of members of the CCC , was constructed. [5] In 1939, La Madera hosted New Mexico's first downhill ski race. [6]

  7. Sandia Crest - Wikipedia

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    Sandia Crest. Sandia Crest, also known locally as Sandia Peak or simply as the Crest, [2] is a mountain ridge that, at 10,679 feet (3,255 m), is the highpoint of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, and is located in the Sandia Mountains of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Instead of a true summit or topographic peak, this range climbs ...

  8. Bandelier National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Bandelier National Monument is a 33,677-acre (136 km 2) United States National Monument near Los Alamos in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico. The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest. Most of the pueblo structures date to two eras, dating between AD 1150 and 1600.

  9. Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off California coast - AOL

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    Updated August 15, 2024 at 1:06 PM. Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a "doomsday fish" since they are seen in some parts ...