Jul 29 2006
Hogbacks (Raton, New Mexico)
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| Hogbacks in New Mexico “Interstate 25 cuts through dipping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe followed a natural valley eroded in less resistant strata between the mountains to the north and Glorieta Mesa to the south. Elevation: 6,200 feet.” ~ roadside marker, Raton, New Mexico
 hillsides along Hwy 54 south |
 Historical Marker |