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Wilms

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3. City of Rocks is @100 miles from Elephant Butte.

Reply to pamela (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 07:20 AM

Mar 2014

State Park City of Rocks State Park was established in May 1952. The park encompasses a one- square- mile area in the scenic Chihuahuan desert region of southeastern New Mexico at the elevation of 5,200 feet. The “city” is a truly geologic monument formed by large sculptured rock columns, or pinnacles, rising as high as 40 feet and separated by paths or lanes resembling city streets. These rocks were formed about 34.9 million years ago when a very large volcano erupted. Then, erosion over millions of years slowly formed the sculptured columns seen here today.

http://www.gilawilderness.com/travel/cityofrocks.htm

Nice front yard ya got there, BTW!

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Twilight at Elephant Butte [View all] pamela Mar 2014 OP

Beautiful, and thank you. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #1

Thank you! pamela Mar 2014 #2

City of Rocks is @100 miles from Elephant Butte. Wilms Mar 2014 #3

Thanks! pamela Mar 2014 #5

Go west from Socorro to see the Very Large Array of telescopes--a beautiful area panader0 Mar 2014 #4

Thanks! pamela Mar 2014 #6