Glorieta Pass Battlefield
Glorieta Pass Battlefield is a memorial in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Glorieta Pass Battlefield is situated nearby to the bridge 397, as well as near Glorieta Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glorieta Pass.
Glorieta Pass
Mountain saddle
Glorieta Pass is a mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. The pass is at a strategic location near the southern end of the Sangre de Cristos in east central Santa Fe County southeast of the city of Santa Fe. Glorieta Pass is situated 1½ miles northwest of Glorieta Pass Battlefield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glorieta and La Cueva.
Glorieta
Village
Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glorieta is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.
La Cueva
Hamlet
La Cueva is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The community is 2.2 miles east-northeast of Glorieta. La Cueva is situated 2 miles northeast of Glorieta Pass Battlefield.
Pecos
Pecos is a small town in North Central New Mexico, situated on the Pecos River in the southernmost reaches of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, east of Santa Fe.
Glorieta Pass Battlefield
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often referred to as the ‘Gettysburg of the West.’ Union forces dashed the Confederacy’s strategy to seize the Southwest’s major supply base at Fort Union. Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley’s plan . . .”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.57453° or 35° 34′ 28″ northLongitude
-105.75893° or 105° 45′ 32″ westOpen location code
857PH6FR+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6699408487OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 397 and Glorieta Baptist Church.
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