CO-NM: Mile 131

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Looking west at  36˚ 59.7514’ N, 105˚ 25.1497’ W, elevation 8475 ft., just off Ventero Road, between Amalia, NM and San Luis, CO. On the high plains sage takes over when cattle chew away the sparse grass roots.

Below, the view east, toward Stateline Peak.

CO-NM Mile 131 Monument; Kidder’s surveyor’s marker has also been chewed off.

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