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Taos Mountains and Servietta Basalts
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The Taos Range viewed from accross the Rio Grande Gorge. Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico is visible right of center.
Image taken:
2004
by: Adam Read
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2004
Adam Read
Longitude: -105.724129
Latitude: 36.426588
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
About this image
The stacked flows of the the Sevietta basalts were deposited between ~5.5 and ~1 million years ago. The basalts and gravel filled the San Luis basin, which was created by the Rio Grande rift during extension of the crust.
Image posted: 12-17-2021