Near Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Raton Pass

Between Colorado and New Mexico

— Altitude 7,881 Feet —

Raton Pass Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 21, 2014

1. Raton Pass Marker

Marker is behind fence and hidden by grass and weeds.

Inscription. "Raton" is Spanish for "Mouse". On mountain branch Santa Fe Trail. Crossed by Kearny's Army of the west in the Mexican war and by first regiment, Colorado Volunteers in the civil war. "Uncle Dick" Wooten's toll road built 1865. Railroad constructed 1878. Improved Highway built 1919 - 1922

Erected 1929 by The State Historical Society of Colorado from The Mrs. J.N. Hall Foundation and by The State Highway Department. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the History Colorado series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 36° 59.672′ N, 104° 28.801′ W. Marker is near Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County. It is on Interstate 25 at milepost 0, on the right when traveling north. Use exit 460 from Interstate 25 in New Mexico, into rest area to reach marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trinidad CO 81082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

and

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on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Road to Santa Fe / Over the Pass / Santa Fe Trail Country / "Uncle Dick" Wootton (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinidad: A Place to Explore and Discover… Create and Recreate..... Innovate and Invent (approx. 0.9 miles away); Palace Hotel (approx. 6.9 miles away in New Mexico); The Mountain Route (approx. 7.9 miles away in New Mexico); First Automobile in New Mexico (approx. 7.9 miles away in New Mexico); Raton (approx. 8.3 miles away in New Mexico); Temple Aaron 1889 (approx. 12 miles away); A Clash of Cultures (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trinidad.

Also see . . . Photo of marker taken in 2005. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 21, 2014

2. Raton Pass Marker

Marker is on rock behind pole.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 21, 2014

3. Raton Pass Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 21, 2014

4. Raton Pass

View south from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,599 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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