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While largely desert, New Mexico occupies part of four major physical regions of the United States: the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, the Colorado Plateau, and the Basin and Range.

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Carlsbad, New Mexico, the seat of Eddy County. It is on the Pecos River in the southeastern corner of the state. See more »

Geography of New Mexico

Geography of New Mexico

New Mexico, one of the southwestern states of the United States. It is bordered by Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico.

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Acoma

Acoma, a pueblo (village) in Cibola County, New Mexico, about 60 miles (100 km) west of Albuquerque.

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Geography of Alamogordo

Alamogordo, New Mexico, the seat of Otero County. It is about 160 miles (260 km) south-southeast of Albuquerque, in the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains.

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Geography of Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, the state's largest city and the seat of Bernalillo County.

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Geography of Carlsbad

Carlsbad, New Mexico, the seat of Eddy County. It is on the Pecos River in the southeastern corner of the state.

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Geography of Clovis

Clovis, New Mexico, the seat of Curry County. It is 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Amarillo, Texas, at an altitude of 4,218 feet (1,286 m).

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Geography of Farmington

Farmington, New Mexico, a city in San Juan County, 135 miles (217 km) northwest of Albuquerque.

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Geography of Hobbs

Hobbs, New Mexico, a city in Lea County. Hobbs is about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Roswell.

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Geography of Las Cruces

Las Cruces, New Mexico, the seat of Dona Ana County. The city is 42 miles (68 km) northwest of El Paso, Texas.

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Geography of Roswell

Roswell, New Mexico, the seat of Chaves County, in the southeastern part of the state.

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Geography of Santa Fe

Santa Fe, New Mexico, the state capital, the seat of Santa Fe County, and the second oldest city in the United States.

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Geography of Taos

Taos, New Mexico, a community in northern New Mexico, consisting of three settlements.

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Los Alamos

Los Alamos, New Mexico, a community in Los Alamos County, about 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Santa Fe.

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