San Rafael
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leadhiker
N 35° 07.133 W 107° 52.536
13S E 237939 N 3890012
A New Mexico OSHM just south of Grants on Hwy. 53.
Waymark Code: WMBPCN
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2011
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San Rafael, formerly know as El Gallo, is located at a spring near the Malpais, the great lave flow to the east. The area was visited by members of Vasquez de Coronado's expedition in 1540. In 1862, it was selected as the original site of Fort Wingate, focus of the campaign against the Navajos.
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