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Introducing New Mexico Getting Around
New Mexico has two major Interstate Highways, I-25 and
New Mexico’s scenic beauty, rich cultural heritage, and I-40, which cross each other in Albuquerque. Interstate 25
unique mix of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo- cuts north into Colorado and south into Mexico. Interstate SANTA FE AND
NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO
American people make it a fascinating place to visit. The 40 cuts east to west, into Texas and Arizona respectively. To
forested peaks of the Rocky Mountains in the north offer the south, Interstate 10 connects the city of Las Cruces with ALBUQUERQUE
Arizona. Albuquerque airport is New Mexico’s main hub for
ski resorts in winter and cool retreats in the hot summers. both international and domestic flights. Greyhound buses AND SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO
Northern New Mexico is also noted for its quality of light, run between Albuquerque and several major US cities.
with stark shadows and soft colors that have attracted
generations of artists to the region, especially to the
creative centers of Santa Fe and Taos. Albuquerque is the CostillaCostilla RatonRaton
state’s centrally located largest city, and, to the south, ChamaChama
visitors can explore ancient Native ruins at Gila Cliff TierraTierra QuestaQuesta
Dwellings National Monument, as well as such natural AmarillaAmarilla Wheeler PeakWheeler Peak CimarronCimarron
4011m4011m
wonders as the gleaming dunes of White Sands National Taos PuebloTaos Pueblo SpringerSpringer ClaytonClayton
Monument and the cave systems of Carlsbad Caverns. AbiquiuAbiquiu TaosTaos TurkeyTurkey
LakeLake RanchosRanchos KiowaKiowa
de Taosde Taos MountainsMountains
AbiquiuAbiquiu DixonDixon NationalNational
ChimayóChimayó OcateOcate GrasslandsGrasslands
0 kilometers 50 EspanolaEspanola Truchas PeakTruchas Peak WagonWagon RoyRoy
Los AlamosLos Alamos 3993m3993m MoundMound
0 miles 50 PojoaquePojoaque Ute Creek
Jemez SpringsJemez Springs Sang r e de Cr istoSang r e de Cr isto MosqueroMosquero
Santa FeSanta Fe PecosPecos MountainsMountains
Ute Creek
Jemez PuebloJemez Pueblo NationalNational Nara VisaNara Visa
HistoricHistoric Las VegasLas Vegas
GallupGallup Kewa PuebloKewa Pueblo ParkPark Conchas LakeConchas Lake Canadian River
Canadian River
ThoreauThoreau Mount TaylorMount Taylor San FelipeSan Felipe UteUte
3445m3445m
ZuniZuni Rio RanchoRio Rancho PuebloPueblo Conchas DamConchas Dam ReservoirReservoir
Mountains Milan BernalilloBernalillo TucumcariTucumcari
Mountains Milan GrantsGrants
LagunaLaguna AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque AlamedaAlameda Anton ChicoAnton Chico
San RafaelSan Rafael Pecos River
ZuniZuni
Pecos River
Isleta PuebloIsleta Pueblo
AcomaAcoma MoriartyMoriarty Santa RosaSanta Rosa
PuebloPueblo LosLos ManzanoManzano
LunasLunas MountainsMountains GradyGrady
LakeLake
BelenBelen WillardWillard VaughnVaughn SumnerSumner
Ladron PeakLadron Peak ManzanoManzano Fort SumnerFort Sumner Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings at Bandelier National
Rio Puerco
Rio Puerco
2797m2797m MelroseMelrose ClovisClovis
Peak MountainairMountainair
Rio Salado
Rio Salado
Madre MountMadre Mount Peak Monument (see p204)
QuemadoQuemado 2913m2913m 3078m3078m YesoYeso TexicoTexico
Los Pinos
Mountains
Mountains
GalloGallo AlegresAlegres MagdalenaMagdalena Los Pinos CoronaCorona PortalesPortales
MountainsMountains MountainMountain NEW MEXICONEW MEXICO Elida
Elida
Plains of San Agustin
Adobe in Albuquerque’s Old Town 3118m3118m South BaldySouth Baldy SocorroSocorro LincolnLincoln
(see pp214–15) Tularosa MountainsTularosa Mountains Plains of San Agustin 3287m3287m San AntonioSan Antonio NationalNational Pecos River Pecos River
Mount Mount
Rio Grande
3083m3083m
ReserveReserve WithingtonWithington F or estF or est
Eagle PeakEagle Peak Rio Grande CarrizozoCarrizozo Capitan PeakCapitan Peak
2983m2983m CapitanCapitan
WhitewaterWhitewater 3073m3073m
Jornada del Muerto
BaldyBaldy Gila CliffGila Cliff SierraSierra LincolnLincoln RoswellRoswell
3321m3321m Black Range Black Range
DwellingsDwellings BlancaBlanca
NationalNational Elephant ButteElephant Butte PeakPeak RuidosoRuidoso
MonumentMonument ReservoirReservoir Jornada del Muerto 3649m3649m DexterDexter TatumTatum
Key Mountains Truth or ConsequencesTruth or Consequences White Va l l e y TularosaTularosa SacramentoSacramento HagermanHagerman
Mogollon
Mogollon
Mountains
HillsboroHillsboro White Alamo-Alamo- CloudcroftCloudcroft
Highway Sands gordogordo LovingtonLovington
Sands
Silver CitySilver City CentralCentral National MayhillMayhill ArtesiaArtesia
Major road Mimbres San Andres Mountains National T u l a r o s a Va l l e y
Monument MountainsMountains HobbsHobbs
Monument
Mimbres
Minor road HurleyHurley HatchHatch LakeLake
McMillanMcMillan
Mountains
Mountains
State border T u l a r o s a
Cookes PeakCookes Peak EuniceEunice
San Andres Mountains
Summit LordsburgLordsburg 2563m2563m GuadalupeGuadalupe CarlsbadCarlsbad
Las CrucesLas Cruces Organ OrograndeOrogrande MountainsMountains CarlsbadCarlsbad
Organ
PeakPeak LovingLoving
PyramidPyramid DemingDeming MesillaMesilla 2704m2704m WindWind CavernsCaverns MalagaMalaga
NationalNational
MountainsMountains FloridaFlorida LaLa MountainMountain MonumentMonument JalJal
2219m2219m
AnimasAnimas MountainsMountains MesaMesa AnthonyAnthony
Animas Valley
Animas Valley PlayasPlayas ColumbusColumbus CanutilloCanutillo
LakeLake
El PasoEl Paso
Animas PeakAnimas Peak Big HatchetBig Hatchet Soaptree yucca plant growing among the dunes at White
PeakPeak
2597m2597m 2550m2550m Sands National Monument (see p227)
For keys to symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants see pp241–2 and pp258–9
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Date 5th December 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm