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Emory Pass

Gila National Forest, Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway, San Lorenzo, NM, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 54' 36.72", -107° 45' 58.68"
  New Mexico NM State Historical Marker
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Crest of Black Range, at elevation 8,828 feet; uplifted range of Tertiary volcanic and Paleozoic sedimentary rocks bordering Rio Grande graben, in which rock layers are about 4 miles lower than at the pass. Same rocks cap Caballo Mountains, seen 35 miles to east, on east side of Rio Grande trough.



Last updated: 10/16/2009 14:33:01
   
     
 
Emory Pass Historical Marker Location Map, San Lorenzo, New Mexico