San Jon in Quay County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Llano Estacado

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

1. Llano Estacado Marker

Inscription. Sediments shed from the rising mountains to the west formed the Llano Estacado, later to be bypassed by streams such as the Pecos and Canadian Rivers and left standing in bold relief with a relatively level, uneroded caprock surface. Croplands on the plain are irrigated using”fossil” water pumped from underground aquifers.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

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

Location. 35° 6.418′ N, 103° 19.879′ W. Marker is in San Jon, New Mexico, in Quay County. It is on State Road 469 0.4 miles south of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Jon NM 88434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Also see . . . New Mexico Office of the State Historian. As early as 1541 members of the Francisco Vázquez de Coronado expedition recorded the first European impressions of this unique geologic feature. (Submitted on November 28, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

2. Llano Estacado Marker

Back of Marker
Points of Interest
New Mexico's Historic Markers typically have a map on the back side showing the location of other OSHM's. This is an excellent source of information when exploring for other Historical Markers and locations.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

3. Llano Estacado Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.