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Discover Lower Canones in United States
Lower Canones in the region of New Mexico is a town located in United States - some 1,615 mi or ( 2599 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Lower Canones is now 10:39 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Alamosa, Colorado Springs, Denver, Pueblo, and Abiquiu. When in this area, you might want to check out Alamosa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lower Canones ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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3 min chilling FILE0003.MOV
3 minute video of our party crew hanging out in Abiquiu, NM on July 17 2010. ..
Abiquiu Lake Vista Trail
Abiquiu Lake Vista Trail, Eric Garner, Abiquiu, New Mexico. Eric Garner, Chief Park Ranger at Abiquiu Lake Recreation area introduces viewers to the Abiquiu Lake Vista Trail system at Abiquiu Lake. Th ..
Chapman hits ankle FILE0002.MOV
Chapman hits his ankle on the lower rocks when cliff jumping in Abiquiu Lake, NM on July 17 2010. ..
Pedernal Arts Tour
Annual studio arts tour within the vista of Cerro Pedernal. The rural Northern New Mexico communities of Youngsville, Coyote & Arroyo de Agua are the setting for a weekend festival of local artists, m ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Abiquiu Lake
Abiquiu Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water of the Rio Chama is impounded by the earth-filled Abiquiu Dam, 1,800 feet (550 m) long and 340 feet (104 m) high, completed in 1963 and raised in 1986. The 5,200-acre lake is over 12 miles (20 km) long, and lies at elevations of up to 6,100 feet (1,860 m). The shoreline area near the dam is a recreation area managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Located at 36.24 -106.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Cerro Pedernal
Cerro Pedernal, locally known as just "Pedernal", is a narrow mesa in northern New Mexico. The name is Spanish for "flint hill". The mesa lies on the north flank of the Jemez Mountains, south of Abiquiu Lake, in the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. Its caprock was produced in the Jemez Volcanic Field. Its highest point is 9,862 feet (3,006 meters). Pedernal is the source of a chert used by the prehistoric Gallina people. Its cliffs are popular with rock climbers.
Located at 36.16 -106.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Abiquiú, New Mexico
Abiquiú, or Abiquiu Listen/ˈæbɨkjuː/ (Navajo Haʼagizh) is a small unincorporated town located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, about 53 miles (85 km) north of Santa Fe. In the 1730s, it was the third largest settlement in the Spanish province of Nuevo México. Artist Georgia O'Keeffe lived there from 1949 until shortly before her death in 1986 at 98 years of age.
Located at 36.21 -106.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Poshuouinge
Poshuouinge (pronounced "poe-shoo-wingay") is a large ancestral Pueblo ruin located on U.S. Route 84, about 2.5 miles south of Abiquiu, New Mexico. Its builders were the ancestors of the Tewa Pueblos who now (2011) reside in Santa Clara Pueblo and San Juan Pueblo. It has also been referred to informally as Turquoise Ruin, although there is no evidence that turquoise has ever been found in the area.
Located at 36.21 -106.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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