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Taos 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 4
Arroyos 1
Basins 1
Benches 1
Capes 1
Cliffs 1
Craters 1
Flats 16
Forests 1
Gaps 10
Lakes 38
Pillars 2
Ranges 1
Rapids 18
Ridges 10
Springs 27
Streams 110
Summits 95
Swamps 1
Valleys 123
Cultural Features
Airports 2
Bridges 3
Buildings 57
Canals 36
Cemeteries 30
Churches 40
Civil 34
Dams 5
Hospitals 3
Locales 109
Mines 158
Parks 7
Post Offices 17
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 60
Schools 40
Towers 5
Trails 98
Wells 106
Historical Features
Bridges 1
Locales 6
Populated Places 19
Post Offices 29
  • 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