New Mexico

High desert, mountain ranges and the Rio Grande valley define much of New Mexico - scarce water, grazing land and irrigated fields have long shaped settlement, ranching and farming. The state spans the southern Rocky Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert, with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rising above Santa Fe and the White Sands gypsum dune field lying farther south. Carlsbad Caverns National Park protects an extensive cave system in the southeast. Indigenous presence remains central: New Mexico is home to 19 Pueblo communities, alongside Navajo and Apache traditions. Santa Fe was founded in 1610. Browse other webcams across New Mexico to place its desert basins and mountain ranges in a wider geographic context.

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