Colorado Plateau (1) in Rio-Arriba County, New Mexico

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Colorado Plateau (1)

NM, USA

New Mexico State
Historical Marker

From this point, the Colorado Plateau extends across northwestern New Mexico into northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and southwestern Colorado. A landscape of mesas and canyons, it is underlain by natural mineral, oil and gas resources locked within sedimentary strata deposited millions of years ago.

Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00