Palisades Sill in Cimarron, New Mexico

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Palisades Sill

Cimarron, NM, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 33' 17.964", -105° 7' 32.6388"

New Mexico State
Historical Marker

These spectacular cliffs are cut by the Cimarron River through igneous rock known as a sill and composed of the rock type monzonite which was emplaced some 40 million years ago as these Southern Rocky Mountains were being uplifted.

Last updated: 10/15/2009 19:27:49

Palisades Sill Historical Marker Location Map, Cimarron, New Mexico