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Canadian Escarpment
Historical Sign for the Canadian Escarpment in New Mexico, USA

The Canadian Escarpment is part of the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains, in the Las Vegas, NM area. It straddles the boundary between the High Plains and Southern Rocky Mountain physiographic provinces, north of the Canadian River.[1] It is situated near the Las Vegas Plateau, which is bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains[2]. The elevation of the area ranges from about 6,400-6,800 ft; the mountains to the west attain elevations of 10,500 ft.

References

  1. ^ Lessard, Robert; Bejnar (1976). "Geology of the Las Vegas area" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society 27th Annual Fall Field ConferenceGuidebook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Wisniewski, Paul A.; Pazzaglia, Frank J. (2002-07-01). "Epeirogenic Controls on Canadian River Incision and Landscape Evolution, Great Plains of Northeastern New Mexico". The Journal of Geology. 110 (4): 437–456. Bibcode:2002JG....110..437W. doi:10.1086/340441. ISSN 0022-1376. S2CID 10972192.