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

Walkingstick cholla

Cardón

— Opuntia imbricata - Cactus Family —

Walkingstick cholla Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

1. Walkingstick cholla Marker

Inscription. During hard times the Pueblo people ate the singed yellow fruits of the cholla raw and cooked the flower buds which are rich in calcium.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 34° 15.547′ N, 106° 5.61′ W. Marker is near Mountainair, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is on Wsmr S Rte 41 south of State Highway 55. The marker is located on the grounds of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - Gran Quivíra Ruins. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Claunch NM 87011, 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 walking distance of this marker: Four-wing saltbush (here, next to this

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

marker); Power from the sun (a few steps from this marker); Pricklypear (a few steps from this marker); Gran Quivira (a few steps from this marker); Las Misiones de los Pueblos de Salinas (within shouting distance of this marker); One-seed juniper (within shouting distance of this marker); Soaptree yucca (within shouting distance of this marker); Exploring Las Humanas / Explorando Las Humanas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountainair.

The Walkingstick cholla And Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

2. The Walkingstick cholla And Marker

The view of the Walkingstick cholla and Marker along the trail to the ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

3. The view of the Walkingstick cholla and Marker along the trail to the ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.