Canadian Escarpment

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Canadian Escarpment

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This prominent landform of northeastern New Mexico extends for almost 100 miles between Las Vegas and Clayton. From this point, the grasslands of the High Plains reach northwestward to the foot of the Southern Rocky Mountains which rise to elevations of more than 13,000 feet.

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