Northeast New Mexico
Northeast New Mexico is a very rural region bordering the Texas Panhandle and southern Colorado. There are fewer scenic and cultural attractions here than in most other regions of the state, but the area does contain a few things to break the tedium of the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Las Vegas and Raton.
Las Vegas
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Las Vegas is a lovely town in New Mexico in the United States of America. It is an under appreciated gem and a far cry from the Southwestern chic of nearby Santa Fe, with a large collection of historic Victorian homes and other remnants from when Las Vegas was a roaring railroad town.
Raton
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Raton is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico, United States. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico–Colorado border and 85 miles west of Texas.
Tucumcari
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Tucumcari is a small town in northeastern New Mexico. It is along Interstate 40 and is the first town of significance in New Mexico if driving west from Texas along that route.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Santa Rosa and Clayton.
Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa, the "City of Natural Lakes", is a town in northeastern New Mexico. The nickname sounds improbable for a town in the middle of some very dry country, but it's appropriate because of the presence of the Blue Hole and several other lakes based on springs.
Clayton
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Clayton is a small town in extreme northeastern New Mexico, in the United States. The historic Santa Fe Trail passed near here.
San Jon
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San Jon is a tiny village of 300 people in Northeast New Mexico. Established in 1902 as a railroad town, it prospered during the heyday of Route 66 but became a semi-ghost town when 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1981.
Mora
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Mora is a town in Northeast New Mexico. Its proximity to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains makes it a useful base of operations for hunting, fishing, hiking, etc.
Northeast New Mexico
- Location: New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
35.9° or 35° 54′ northLongitude of center
-104.3° or 104° 18′ westWikidata ID
Q14227318
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