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On Volcano Road, 2.6 miles south of State Road 325, on the left when traveling south.
Cinder cones experience a single eruptive period, and then die. Several explosive eruptions created Capulin Volcano, during a period as short as one year or as long as nine or more years. Today Capulin Volcano is extinct.
Volcanic ash, . . . — — Map (db m89235) HM
On U.S. 64 at State Road 325, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 64.
An outstanding example of an extinct volcanic cinder cone, Capulin Volcano was formed as early as 10,000 years ago. In cinder cones, lava pours from cracks in the base rather than over the top. Capulin itself was the escape hatch for gases that blew . . . — — Map (db m88756) HM
On U.S. 64, 0.6 miles east of Riata Road, on the left when traveling east.
An outstanding example of an extinct volcanic cinder cone, Capulin Volcano was formed as early as 10,000 years ago. In cinder cones, lava pours from cracks in the base rather than over the top. Capulin itself was the escape hatch for gases that blew . . . — — Map (db m88759) HM
On Volcano Road, 2.6 miles east of State Road 325, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m89230) HM
On Volcano Road, 2.6 miles State Road 325, on the right when traveling south.
The late 1800s were a time of homesteading and private acquisition of public lands. Conservationists began working to preserve some public lands like Yellowstone and Yosemite. In 1891, the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior . . . — — Map (db m89224) HM
On Volcano Road, 2.6 miles east of State Road 325, on the right when traveling south.
This region of volcanic activity is the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. It has been active periodically, beginning at the western edge of the field with the Raton Phase from 9 to 3 million years ago. The Capulin Phase began about 1 million years ago . . . — — Map (db m89228) HM
On Volcano Road, 0.5 miles east of State Road 325, on the right when traveling south.
Capulin Volcano directly in front of you is a dramatic example of the volcanic processes that shaped northeastern New Mexico. Capulin Volcano National Monument preserves this classic cinder cone. About 60,000 years ago thunderous explosions sent . . . — — Map (db m89223) HM
On South 1st Street at Palm Street, on the left when traveling south on South 1st Street.
Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum, leader of a notorious band of train robbers, was wounded in August 1899 while trying to rob a train near Folsom. He surrendered the next day. He was tried and convicted under a law making train robbery a capital offense, . . . — — Map (db m55462) HM
On U.S. 412 at milepost 81, on the right when traveling east.
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock . . . — — Map (db m55209) HM
On U.S. 64 at milepost 428, on the right when traveling east.
Trade caravans and homesteaders traveling the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail passed near here. Clayton was founded in 1887 and named for the son of cattleman and ex-Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, one of its developers. It became a major livestock . . . — — Map (db m55218) HM
On South 1st Street at Palm Street, on the left when traveling south on South 1st Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m55233) HM
On U.S. 412 at milepost 81, on the left when traveling east.
These two striking mounds were the first features to become visible to Santa Fe Trail traffic crossing into New Mexico from Oklahoma, and so became important landmarks for caravans.
From here, traffic on this major 19th century commercial route . . . — — Map (db m55217) HM
On U.S. 64 at milepost 428, on the right when traveling east.
These two striking mounds were the first features to become visible to Santa Fe Trail traffic crossing into New Mexico from Oklahoma, and so became important landmarks for caravans.
From here, traffic on this major 19th century commercial route . . . — — Map (db m55219) HM
On U.S. 56 at milepost 83.5, on the left when traveling east.
William Becknell, the first Santa Fe Trail trader, entered Santa Fe in 1821 after Mexico became independent from Spain and opened its frontier to foreign traders. The Mountain Branch over Raton Pass divided here. One fork turned to Cimarron, . . . — — Map (db m55235) HM
On U.S. 56 at milepost 83.5, on the left when traveling east.
Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Cutoff
The Santa Fe Trail was the major trade route between New Mexico and Missouri from 1821 until arrival of the railroad in 1880. The Cimarron Cutoff, a major branch of the Trail, passed through this portion of . . . — — Map (db m55236) HM
On U.S. 64/412, 0.1 miles east of North West Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Near where you are standing was
one of the great overland trade
routes of the 19th century.
Connecting Franklin, Missouri,
with Santa Fe, New Mexico, the
trail ran 900 miles through rough
terrain hostile to all but the hardiest
traders set . . . — — Map (db m162262) HM
On U.S. 64, 0.1 miles west of County Road B080, on the right when traveling west.
Largest extinct volcano in northeastern New Mexico, Sierra Grande rises to an elevation of 8,720 feet, one of many volcanos, cinder cones, and flows that cover more than 1,000 square miles of area in northeastern New Mexico and southeastern . . . — — Map (db m88754) HM
Near U.S. 64, 0.1 miles south of County Road A049.
Largest extinct volcano in northeastern New Mexico, Sierra Grande rises to an elevation of 8,720 feet, one of many volcanos, cinder cones, and flows that cover more than 1,000 square miles of area in northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado . . . — — Map (db m88761) HM
On Main Street (New Mexico Route 325) at Gratz Street (New Mexico Route 456), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Front
Sarah "Sally" J. Rooke
(1843-1908)
Heroine of the Dry Cimarron Flood
On the night of August 27, 1908, while working as a telephone operator, Sally received a call that a wall of water was rushing down the Dry Cimarron . . . — — Map (db m104838) HM
On U.S. 64, 0.3 miles south of 1st Street (Road 453), on the left when traveling south.
Stretching 900 miles from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Santa Fe Trail was one of the most important North American trade routes of the nineteenth century. Begun in 1821, it was in use for 60 years until the arrival of the . . . — — Map (db m88753) HM
