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    Salinas Pueblo Missions

    Salinas Pueblo Missions

    4.7(20 reviews)
    71.4 km

    New Mexico 01-2024 ABO Ruins Salina Misson in the Mountaire area of New Mexico. Medieval…read moreArchitecture looks like castle ruins. It was extremely cold with the wind whipping wildly. It was like 6 degrees !! It's located in the mountains and it's a beautiful drive up the ruins. It's Free to check it out. Check out all the photos, it's absolutely amazing there!

    We visited Gran Quivira while passing through the area. I had never heard of the Salinas Pueblo…read moreMissions and didn't know much about it. In researching it, I got the impression all 3 sites were comparable. Unfortunately having visited Gran Quivira and seeing the pictures at the park headquarters, I think the other 2 sites were better. The have larger structures still standing. Gran Quivira may be the largest of the three, but outside of the main church, there's not much left. The ruins tend to be pretty low and largely overgrown. The main church has walls maybe 15 feet tall made with local stone. This site has not just ruins of the mission, but also of a village that sprouted up around it. We walked around it and saw it in maybe 30 minutes or less; would have been less if we'd used the ramp but it was closed due to the possibility of lightning. Gran Quivira was alright, but I'd check out Abo or Quarai instead if you get the chance. The fact that we saw the impressive ruins at Chaco Culture NHP the day before may have left me less impressed. Check these out if passing through, but I wouldn't go out of my was to see Gran Quivira.

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    Sierra Blanca Historical Marker - Sierra Blanca Historical Marker, Mescalero

    Sierra Blanca Historical Marker

    4.0(1 review)
    95.3 km

    This is Apache Summit on US-70 which has an elevation of 7591 feet. The road here is two lanes on…read moreeach side with a wide breakdown lane where you can stop to read the marker and maybe take a photo. The marker reads, "Sierra Blana, a complex ancient volcano, rises more than 7300 feet above Tularosa Basin to peak at 12,003 feet. Vertical geologic movement between ranges and basin is about 2 miles. San Andres Mountains on west side of Tularosa Basin are uplifted on east side and tilted westward. Elevation 4,670 feet." The majority of the Sierra Blanca range is within the Lincoln National Forest, and part of this is protected as the White Mountain Wilderness Area. Much of the southern half of the range, including the summit of Sierra Blanca Peak, is within the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. The peak is sacred to the Mescalero Apache, and requires a permit from the tribe for access. Sierra Blanca is a massive complex of volcanic rocks, including pyroclastic materials, lava flows, and intrusions. An ancient and heavily eroded volcanic pile, it is the largest mid-Tertiary volcanic complex east of the Rio Grande, with an estimated volume of erupted products of 185 cubic miles. Eruptions began about 38 million years ago, and extended over a twelve-million-year period. [Review 17466 overall - 76 in New Mexico - 984 of 2022.]

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    Tomé Hill

    Tomé Hill

    5.0(1 review)
    100.6 km

    What a great hike. I had heard about this hill to climb…read moresouth of Albuquerque and had marked it as a solid hike for my daughter and I. It didn't look too hard so we planned it as the 1st hike of our most recent trip to New Mexico. It's not a far drive from town, maybe 30 minute or so. We left early to beat the heat. When we arrived we didn't totally know where to go and as we came up the road to what appeared to be the hill the road split and we took the right. There was a place to park just a ways up the road. There was a modern art statue that was from the Tomé Hill location there as well that we checked out later. After gearing up with hiking poles and such we headed up. It was a steep grade most of the way. We were definitely winded but it was a simple enough route. There is very little vegetation so you can see the top of the mount, the destination, moist of the time. When we made the top, the pay off of the view was great. We took a seat and after a few pics we both broke open a book to read a bit and take it in. after a bit of time we saw someone hiking up, from the other side. We noted that that trail was far more gradual. So a big tip, if you want the easier way, take the left turn at the split. We stayed on the top for about an hour, it was quite peaceful. We checked out the couple statues at the base of the hill and headed out. Its a nice easy hike with a great payoff, we will have to do it again sometime.

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