Magdalena in Socorro County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Magdalena Fault

Photographed by Wyndfire, April 4, 2009

1. Magdalena Fault Marker

Inscription. Magdalena Mountains to the west are topped by South Baldy at 10,783 feet; Magdalena Peak at 8,152 feet. La Jencia plain to the east is bisected by Water Canyon three miles below this marker. The bench along the edge of the mountains is Magdalena Fault, dividing uplifted mountains from the plains below.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 34° 4.841′ N, 107° 5.002′ W. Marker is in Magdalena, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is on U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Highway 60, Magdalena NM 87825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico and in the Rio Grande Valley.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Magdalena Fault (approx. 9 miles away); Kelly (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Kelly (approx. 9.3 miles away); Riley (approx. 9½ miles away); Magdalena (approx. 10 miles away); For Southern Independence (approx. 10 miles away); New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Museum (approx. 10.1 miles away); Socorro (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Magdalena.

Another marker is

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no longer nearby. Magdalena (was approx. 10 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The same marker is posted at several locations, on both sides, of US 60 between Socorro and Magdalena. There is also a similar marker in the town of Magdalena itself.

Photographed by Flexible Fotography, October 12, 2023

2. Magdalena Fault Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2010, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 2,068 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1. submitted on November 28, 2010, by Jennifer W. of Las Cruces, New Mexico. 2. submitted on December 28, 2023, by Flexible Fotography of San Diego, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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