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Lake Valley Back Country Byway: New Mexico: 48 77 NM 27 and NM 26 near Nutt: NM 152 and I-25 near Hillsboro: This backway is between the Mimbres and Caballo mountains and the Cookes Range in southwestern New Mexico. Passes through ranching land and features the ghost town of Lake Valley. Also a State Scenic Byway. [35] [36] [37] I/II
Malachite, Quebradas Back Country Byway, NM, USA. The byway is known for its geographical features such as the quebrada (Spanish for 'break' / 'ravine'), which in New Mexico often refers in plural to the eroded escarpment of a plain or mesa. [4] Other features include badlands, fossils, [5] rhombohedral calcite crystals, [6] malachite, azurite ...
Pages in category "New Mexico Scenic and Historic Byways" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina.In Arizona, the highway starts at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) heading southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before entering New Mexico near the town of Beclabito.
New Mexico State Road 14 (NM 14) is an approximately 54-mile-long (87 km) state road located in northern New Mexico. The highway connects Albuquerque to Santa Fe and comprises most of the Turquoise Trail , a National Scenic Byway which also includes NM 536 (Sandia Crest Scenic Byway).
The High Road to Taos Scenic Byway begins north of Santa Fe in Pojoaque, New Mexico, at the intersection of U.S. 285/84 and State Road 503. It continues along State Road 503 to Nambé Pueblo . Founded in the 14th century, Nambé means "People of the Round Earth" in Tewa , their native language.
Wild Rivers Recreation Area is located in north central New Mexico within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Two rivers that run through the park, the Rio Grande and Red River are National Wild and Scenic Rivers. NM 378 that traverses the recreation area is designated a New Mexico Scenic Byway. Recreational opportunities include ...
The community of Las Trampas, New Mexico was founded the same year. The grant consisted of 28,132 acres (11,385 ha) of land on the western slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The settlers served as a buffer on the frontiers of New Mexico to fend off Comanche raids. By the mid 19th century the population of the grant area had grown to ...