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Views of mesas and steep rock walls in central New Mexico. July 31, 1998 [1] Narrow Gauge Scenic Byway: 9.9 miles: Scenic, historic drive: July 31, 1998 [1] Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway: 14 miles: Santa Clara Pueblo is located on the byway: By 2013 [9] Quebradas Back Country Byway: 24 miles: Scenic, rugged back country road east of Socorro. BLM ...
In 1930, Georgia O'Keeffe created 54 works, some of which were created in Maine and New York, though the majority were completed in New Mexico. [4] In April of that year, she continued her exploration of natural forms in Maine, expanding on her ongoing shell series first initiated in the 1920s (Shell and Old Shingle I, Shell and Old Shingle VII, 1926; Shell No. 2, 1928) and continuing ...
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Border Hills Structural Zone: 1980: Lincoln: federal (Bureau of Land Management) A rare example of wrench faulting outside the Pacific Coast region.
Sep. 18—When storms churn across the New Mexico landscape, they have long served as eye candy for local artists. Open at the New Mexico Art League, "Force of Nature" gathers the interpretations ...
Historic district including the oldest house in the state of New Mexico, and the oldest Catholic church in the continental United States (Oldest Churches, Annexed Territories vs original founding Colony States). [3] 5: Big Bead Mesa: July 19, 1964 : Casa Salazar: Sandoval
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.
New Mexico's stable climate and sparse population provides for clearer skies and less light pollution, making it a popular site for several major astronomical observatories, including the Apache Point Observatory, the Very Large Array, and the Magdalena Ridge Observatory, among others. [10] [11]
Documents posted on June 6, 2012, by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) allege that although the Petroglyph National Monument is a valuable resource and location for the City of Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico, the historical resources contained within is in danger because of the City and the National Park Service ...