Red River
The Red River of New Mexico, United States, is a short, perennial river that flows down the north slope of Mount Wheeler in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, flows west past the towns of Red River and Questa and then south into the Rio Grande just south of the La Junta Campground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “Colorado River”, “Pee ho ghay po”, “Pipogepo *”, “Rio Colorado”, “Rito Colorado”, and “Tusiupaana *”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and San Cristobal.
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
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Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is a United States national monument in North Central New Mexico, west of the town of Taos. The monument covers a long and spectacular stretch of gorge, sometimes 800 feet deep, carved by the Rio Grande through the Taos Plateau that is popular with hikers, whitewater rafters, and sightseers.
San Cristobal
Hamlet
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San Cristobal is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico. Its population was 273 as of the 2010 census, and in the 2020 census the population was 206 persons with a total number of households at 49. San Cristobal is situated 4½ miles southeast of Red River.
Lama Foundation
Hamlet
Lama Foundation is a spiritual community founded in 1967, located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, seventeen miles north of Taos. The original commune was co-founded by Barbara Durkee, Stephen Durkee, and Jonathan Altman. Lama Foundation is situated 5 miles east of Red River.
Red River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Red River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Red”
- Cebuano: “Red River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, New Mexico, Taos County, lat 36,65, long -105,69)”
- Cebuano: “Red River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Red”
- Venetian: “Red”
- Welsh: “Afon Red”
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Localities in the Area
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