Jemez Mountains - Santa Fe County, NM
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N 35° 53.165 W 106° 06.125
13S E 400527 N 3971873
Marker is on New Mexico Route 502 at milepost 13.5.
Waymark Code: WMCX3R
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2011
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On the skyline to the west are the Jémez Mountains where tremendous volcanic eruptions a million years ago created a huge caldera some 15 miles in diameter that now forms beautiful Valle Grande set amid a ring of volcanic peaks. Geothermal energy has been tapped from hot rock beneath the mountains.
(side two)
Flow and ash-fall deposits surrounding the volcanic range form the Pajarito Plateau, site of numerous, ancient cliff dwellings and the atomic city of Los Alamos. The Jémez Mountains are part of the Southern Rockies and form one of the western ranges of the Rockies in New Mexico. Elevations exceed 11,000 feet.
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: [Web Link]
History:: Not listed
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