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North Central New Mexico

North Central New Mexico is Georgia O'Keeffe country — the high desert with the amazing colors. This is a region of incredible scenic variety and fascinating cultural nuances, with two gorgeous mountain ranges separated by the valley of the Rio Grande.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Santa Fe and Los Alamos.

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, founded in 1607, is the capital of the state of and its principal tourist destination, renowned for its confluence of scenic beauty, long history, cultural diversity, and extraordinary concentration of arts, music and fine dining.

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is a small town in northern , about an hour northwest of . Its claim to fame is the 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.

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is a prominent town of 6,000 people in North Central New Mexico. While much more laid-back than Santa Fe, has become a popular travel destination in its own right, noted for its art colony, its New Age community, excellent skiing, and Pueblo, a photogenic American Indian community that is open to visitors under controlled conditions.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Jemez Mountains and Taos Pueblo.

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The are a major mountain range in North Central New Mexico in the United States. The range contains several important travel destinations such as , , and part of Santa Fe National Forest.

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is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos-speaking Native American tribe of Puebloan people. It lies about 1 mile north of the modern city of .

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is a small, predominately Hispanic city of 10,000 people. has few tourist attractions of its own and isn't much to look at from the main roads — passing through, what you'll see is mostly strip malls and gas stations — but its location…

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is a national monument in the North Central region of . It was once inhabited by the ancient Puebloans, the ancestors of some of the modern-day Native American pueblos of northern New Mexico.

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is a small town in north central , located in a mountain valley near the border. The town is noted for its mountain scenery, outdoor recreation, and for being the terminus of a scenic narrow-gauge railroad.

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is a small resort town in North Central New Mexico. The town is situated in the Moreno Valley on the Enchanted Circle scenic drive about half an hour east from on the other side of the .

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is a small mountain resort town in North Central New Mexico. Tucked into a canyon in the , this former mining town now thrives on tourism as the home of a popular ski resort.

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is a small town in North Central New Mexico, situated on the River in the southernmost reaches of the , east of .

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is a census-designated place in , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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is a small town in North Central New Mexico. Sitting in the Moreno Valley on the east side of the , the town is situated on the edge of Lake, on the Enchanted Circle scenic drive east of .

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The are a significant mountain range in , that contains most of the state's highest peaks. The range extends from near in the south past to the state line, and beyond into , where it is known as the Sangre de Cristo Range.

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is a small town in north central , USA, not far from . While of limited interest itself to the traveler, it is a good jumping-off point for many northern New Mexico attractions.

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The is an unusual unit of the United States national park system in the of North Central New Mexico. It preserves a huge volcanic structure of great scenic and scientific value.

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is a small town in North Central New Mexico. At the base of the , is most well-known for its famed church that has a reputation for delivering miracles.

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is a village in the north central region of , . Despite its small population, it is interesting for attractive scenery and for Ghost Ranch, a conference center and living museum.

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is a United States national monument in North Central New Mexico, west of the town of . 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.

North Central New Mexico

Latitude of center
36.2° or 36° 12′ north
Longitude of center
-106.1° or 106° 6′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14227143
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In Other Languages

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