Clayton in Union County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Clayton Dinosaur Trackway

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

1. Clayton Dinosaur Trackway Marker

Inscription. One of the best dinosaur track sites in the world can be viewed at Clayton Lake State Park. More than 500 fossilized footprints, made by at least eight kinds of dinosaurs, are visible on the lake’s spillway. These tracks were embedded in the mud over 100 million years ago, when most of New Mexico was a vast sea.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

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

Location. 36° 26.474′ N, 103° 10.672′ W. Marker is in Clayton, New Mexico, in Union County. It is at the intersection of South 1st Street and Palm Street, on the left when traveling south on South 1st Street. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clayton NM 88415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

on the High Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Jack Ketchum (a few steps from this marker); First Methodist Episcopal Church North (approx. ¾ mile away); Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum (approx. ¾ mile away); The Luna Theatre Complex (approx. 0.8 miles away); Eklund Hotel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Herzstein's Store (approx. 0.8 miles away);

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Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Santa Fe Trail / Who Traveled The Trail? (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clayton.

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

2. Rear of: Clayton Dinosaur Trackway Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

3. Clayton Dinosaur Trackway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,638 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the tracks seen on the spillway. • Can you help?