Near Belen in Socorro County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Abó Pass Trail
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2023
1. Abó Pass Trail Marker
Inscription.
Abó Pass Trail. . Cutting through the southern edge of the Manzano Mountains, this area has always been an important trade route. The trail linked Abó and the Salinas pueblos to the Rio Grande pueblos, fostering trade of beans, cotton, buffalo meat and salt with the Plains Indians. It gave access to El Camino Real, and U.S. 60 – originally a coast-to-coast highway - follows the trail's route through the pass. One of the world's busiest intermodal transport routes, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, runs through Abó Canyon, just north of Abó Pass.
Cutting through the southern edge of the Manzano
Mountains, this area has always been an important
trade route. The trail linked Abó and the Salinas
pueblos to the Rio Grande pueblos, fostering trade of
beans, cotton, buffalo meat and salt with the Plains
Indians. It gave access to El Camino Real, and
U.S. 60 – originally a coast-to-coast highway - follows
the trail's route through the pass. One of the world's
busiest intermodal transport routes, the Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway, runs through Abó
Canyon, just north of Abó Pass.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Location. 34° 25.864′ N, 106° 27.237′ W. Marker is near Belen, New Mexico, in Socorro County. Marker is on U.S. 60 at milepost 189.6,, 1.4 miles west of Forest Road 422, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18973 US-60, Belen NM 87002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Abó Ruins (approx. 4.6 miles away); Village of Abó/Pueblo de Abó (approx. 4.6 miles
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2023
2. Abó Pass Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
