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Cimarron Canyon State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Eagle Nest in the Colin Neblett Wildlife Area. The park extends for 8 miles (13 km) along the Cimarron Canyon between Tolby Creek and Ute Park. The Palisades Sill forms spectacular cliffs above the Cimarron River here.
Cimarron was first applied to either the river or mountains in northeastern New Mexico and applied to other places in the state. The most common belief is that it was named for the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, called carnero cimarrón in New Mexican Spanish. In addition, cimarrónes was the name for cattle and wild horses.
Cerrillos Hills State Park: Santa Fe: 1,116 452: 2009: Provides day-use recreation amidst 1,100 years of mining history. [10] Cimarron Canyon State Park: Colfax: 378 153: 7,500 2,300: 1979: Showcases the canyon of the Cimarron River and the Palisades Sill formation. [11] City of Rocks State Park: Grant: 1,230 500: 5,250 1,600: 1953
Cliffs of Palisades Sill Palisades Sill of the Cimarron River Canyon. The Palisades Sill is a fine-grained porphyritic dacite sill which forms spectacular cliffs and palisades in the Cimarron River canyon between Eagle Nest and Cimarron in northern New Mexico. It can be seen in the eastern part of Cimarron Canyon State Park. [1]
The Elliott Barker State Wildlife Area, the Valle Vidal unit of the Carson National Forest, and Cimarron Canyon State Park., [9] [10] are also located within the Cimarron area. 17 miles and 28 miles to the northeast is Dawson, New Mexico, a ghost town with a population of over 9,000 near the early 20th century, and the Raton Municipal Airport ...
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Cimarron Canyon State Park extends along Cimarron Canyon from Eagle Nest Lake to Ute Park and along U.S. Route 64. The park is part of the Colin Neblett State Wildlife Area, which consists of 33,116 acres (134.02 km 2) acres of former grant land. This area was purchased by the state of New Mexico in the early 1950s. [45]