Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos County)
The Jemez Mountains are a major mountain range in North Central New Mexico in the United States. The range contains several important travel destinations such as Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument, and part of Santa Fe National Forest.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Alamos.
Los Alamos
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Los Alamos is a small town in northern New Mexico, about an hour northwest of Santa Fe. Its claim to fame is the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where Oppenheimer and other physicists created the world's first atomic bomb during World War II, concluding the Golden Age of Modern Physics and heralding the Atomic Age.
Jemez Mountains (Los Alamos County)
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 9,537 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.90921° or 35° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
-106.39452° or 106° 23′ 40″ westElevation
9,537 feet (2,907 metres)Open location code
857MWJ54+M5GeoNames ID
9884974
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