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

Four-wing saltbush

Chamizo

— Atriplex canescens - Goosefoot family —

Four-wing saltbush Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

1. Four-wing saltbush Marker

Inscription. Pueblo Indians ground and cooked saltbush seeds as a cereal and may have used saltbush ashes as both a baking powder and a dye.

(Diagram) fruit

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

Location. 34° 15.544′ N, 106° 5.607′ W. Marker is near Mountainair, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is on Wsmr S Rte 41 south of New Mexico Route 55 when traveling south. 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:

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Walkingstick cholla (here, next to this marker); Pricklypear (a few steps from this marker); Power from the sun (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.

Four-wing saltbush Marker (right side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

2. Four-wing saltbush Marker (right side)

The view of the markers along the trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

3. The view of the markers along the trail

The marker is the far middle left marker of the group of markers

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 80 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.