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Cacti and dried chilies adorning a flower shop, Tucson

Logan
Brigham City
Winnemucca Elko

Salt Lake City Vernal Arches National Park (see
NEVADA pp512–13) is just one of the
(See pp502–509)
Reno many geological wonders
Nephi in Utah, a state with the
Carson City Austin highest concentration of
Ely national parks in the United
Delta States. The dramatic and
Hawthorne unpromising landscape
UTAH Moab of Utah also became the
spiritual and worldly base of
(See pp510–19)
Tonopah the Mormons. Salt Lake City,
Monticello the state capital, is located
northwest of the state.
St. George
Raton
Kayenta Farmington Taos Clayton
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Window
Kingman Flagstaff Rock Albuquerque Tucumcari
Grants
ARIZONA NEW MEXICO Vaughn Clovis
(See pp520–37) (See pp538–47)
St. Johns
Wickenburg Socorro
Blythe Phoenix
Tularosa
Roswell Hobbs
Silver City
Yuma
Las Cruces Carlsbad
Tucson Deming
New Mexico (see pp538–47) is one
of the Southwest’s most popular
Nogales Douglas
0 km 100 destinations. Its scenic beauty and
rich cultural heritage have lured
0 miles 100 generations of artists, who have
made Santa Fe and Taos vibrant
creative centers. Albuquerque, the
largest city, has many fine museums.

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