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Mesa del Contadero, sometimes called Black Mesa, also appeared on a 1773 Spanish map as Mesa de Senecú, [1] is a basalt mesa that stands out on the east bank of the Rio Grande over three miles southwest of Val Verde in Socorro County, New Mexico. The mesa rises up dramatically from its lower surroundings in steep sides of 250 to 300 feet ...
Area code. 575. GNIS feature ID. 2584130 [2] La Mesa is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 728 as of the 2010 census. La Mesa has a post office with ZIP code 88044. [4][5] NM 28 passes through the community.
Acoma Pueblo. Acoma Pueblo (/ ˈækəmə / AK-ə-mə, Western Keres: Áakʼu) is a Native American pueblo approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. These communities are located near the expansive ...
Mesa Prieta is a mesa in Sandoval County New Mexico. The mesa was formed by a basaltic lava flow during the Pliocene. The sedimentary rocks include the Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone, Mancos Shale, and Gallup Sandstone. [1] The Rio Puerco flows south on the west side of the mesa. The Ojito Wilderness is to the east of the mesa, and Cabezon Peak is ...
Johnson Mesa. Coordinates: 36°54′43″N 104°11′42″W. Johnson Mesa as seen from Raton, New Mexico. Johnson Mesa is a prominent mesa in Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico just south of the Colorado border. The city of Raton is on the west and the community of Folsom on the east.
Pages in category "Mesas of New Mexico" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... San Mateo Mesa (McKinley County, New Mexico) T.
Black Mesa is a mesa located in an area covering parts of the U.S. states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.It extends from Mesa de Maya, Colorado southeasterly 28 miles (45 km) crossing into the northeast corner of New Mexico, and ending in the Oklahoma panhandle along the north bank of the Cimarron River at its confluence with the North Carrizo Creek near Kenton.
Big Bead Mesa. Big Bead Mesa (Navajo: Yooʼtsoh) is a historic Navajo habitation site near Grants, New Mexico, within Cibola National Forest. Occupied from the mid-18th to early 19th century, the site gives an important window into the relations between the Navajo and the Puebloans of that time. First explored archaeologically in 1939, it was ...