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Santa Fe County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 5
Arroyos 39
Basins 1
Benches 2
Cliffs 3
Falls 1
Flats 3
Forests 2
Gaps 4
Lakes 11
Pillars 2
Ranges 3
Ridges 7
Slopes 2
Springs 26
Streams 70
Summits 60
Swamps 1
Valleys 79
Cultural Features
Airports 9
Bridges 3
Buildings 182
Canals 13
Cemeteries 28
Churches 91
Civil 41
Crossings 6
Dams 8
Hospitals 6
Locales 200
Mines 148
Parks 39
Post Offices 10
Reserves 1
Reservoirs 76
Schools 113
Towers 9
Trails 61
Wells 688
Historical Features
Buildings 2
Locales 21
Military (Historical) 1
Populated Places 16
Post Offices 31
Reservoirs 1
Schools 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: New Mexico's National Historic Landmarks