San Juan Basin - Cuba, NM
N 36° 04.314 W 107° 02.181
13S E 316624 N 3993842
New Mexico Historical Marker located in a roadside pullout northwest of Cuba on the north side of US 550, providing some background about the San Juan Basin.
Waymark Code: WMT8CQ
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2016
Views: 3
A Points of Interest map is on the reverse of the marker, while the front has the following text:
Thousands of feet of sedimentary strata have been downwarped into the San Juan basin of northwestern New Mexico, a total area of some 20,000 square miles. The San Pedro and Nacimento Ranges of the Southern Rockies rise in fault contact above the basin to eleveations of more than 10,000 feet.
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There is plenty of parking here, and you may even dodge a semi or two as they take a rest.
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: [Web Link]
History:: Not listed
Additional Point: Not Listed
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