Kit Carson Mesa

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Kit Carson Mesa
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Mesa viewed from Rayado Turnaround, Philmont Scout Ranch
Kit Carson Mesa
Location Colfax County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
Nearest cityRayado, New Mexico [1]
Coordinates 36°20′47″N104°55′36″W / 36.3464248°N 104.9266674°W / 36.3464248; -104.9266674
Elevation6,818 feet (2,078 m)

Kit Carson Mesa is the name of a mesa near Rayado in Colfax County, New Mexico. New Mexico State Road 21 runs adjacent to the mesa. It is named after Kit Carson, who is said to have been the first English speaking traveler to visit the town of Rayado. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Kit Carson Mesa". Peakery. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Julyan, Robert Hixson (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. ISBN   9780826316899.
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