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

Grasslands Meet Mountains

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2015

1. Grasslands Meet Mountains Marker

Inscription. The shortgrass prairie and mountain forest meet here in the high plains of northeastern New Mexico. This transition between two ecosystems provides habitat for many different plants and animals. The shortgrass prairie is the western limit of the North American Great Plains.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Natural Resources.

Location. 36° 46.956′ N, 103° 58.341′ W. Marker is near Capulin, New Mexico, in Union County. It is on Volcano Road 2.6 miles east of State Road 325, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 Volcano Road, Capulin NM 88414, 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

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field (a few steps from this marker); Making A Monument (a few steps from this marker); Building a Cinder Cone (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Capulin Volcano National Monument (approx. half a mile away); Capulin Volcano National Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Capulin Volcano National Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sarah "Sally" J. Rooke / New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sierra Grande (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Capulin.

Grasslands Meet Mountains graphic from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2015

2. Grasslands Meet Mountains graphic from marker.

Grasslands Meet Mountains Marker and lava field. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2015

3. Grasslands Meet Mountains Marker and lava field.

Grasslands Meet Mountains and lava field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2015

4. Grasslands Meet Mountains and lava field

Grasses of the cinder cone. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 15, 2015

5. Grasses of the cinder cone.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.