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U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Map and data for Quaternary faults and folds in New Mexico By Michael N. Machette, Stephen F. Personius, Keith I. Kelson, Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller Open-File Report 98-521 (electronic version) This report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey and New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources stan- dards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the State of New Mexico or U.S. Government. 2000 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Strategy for Map and Database 2 Synopsis of Quaternary Faulting and Folding in New Mexico 4 Overview of Quaternary faults and folds 4 Discussion 6 Summary 7 Acknowledgments 7 List of Contributing Individuals 8 Definition of Database Terms 9 Fault and Fold Database 11 900, East Franklin Mountains fault 12 901, Hueco fault zone 15 2001, Gallina fault 17 2002, Nacimiento fault 19 2002a, Northern section 20 2002b, Southern section 21 2003, Cañones fault 23 2004, Lobato Mesa fault zone 25 2005, La Cañada del Amagre fault zone 27 2006, Black Mesa fault zone 30 2007, Embudo fault 31 2007a, Pilar section 32 2007b, Hernandez section 34 2008, Pajarito fault 38 2009, Puye fault 41 2010, Pojoaque fault zone 43 2011, Unnamed faults east of Alma 46 2012, Mogollon fault 47 2013, Mockingbird Hill fault zone 49 2014, Unnamed fault south of Gila 50 2015, Mesita fault 52 2016, Sunshine Valley faults 54 2017, Southern Sangre de Cristo fault 56 2017a, San Pedro Mesa section 57 2017b, Urraca section 58 2017c, Questa section 60 2017d, Hondo section 61 2017e, Cañon section 62 2018, Valle Vidal fault 65 2019, Red River fault zone 67 2020, Las Tablas fault 70 2021, Stong fault 71 2022, Los Cordovas faults 73 2023, Picuris-Pecos fault 75 2024, Nambe fault 77 2025, Lang Canyon fault 80 2026, Rendija Canyon fault 81 2027, Guaje Mountain fault 85 2028, Sawyer Canyon fault 88 2029, Jemez-San Ysidro fault 90 i 2029a, Jemez section 91 2029b, San Ysidro section 92 2030, San Felipe fault zone 95 2030a, Santa Ana section 96 2030b, Algodones section 97 2031, San Francisco fault 99 2032, La Bajada fault 102 2033, Tijeras-Cañoncito fault system 105 2033a, Galisteo section 106 2033b, Canyon section 108 2034, Bernalillo fault 111 2035, Calabacillas fault 112 2036, Rincon fault 114 2037, Sandia fault 116 2038, County Dump fault 118 2039, Sand Hill fault zone 121 2040, East Paradise fault zone 123 2041, Unnamed faults near Picuda Peak 126 2042, West Paradise fault zone 127 2043, Faults north of Placitas 130 2044, Four Hills Ranch fault 132 2045, Unnamed faults near Loma barbon 133 2046, Zia fault 135 2047, Unnamed faults near Loma Colorado de Abajo 136 2048, Unnamed faults near Star Heights 138 2049, Unnamed faults near Albuquerque Volcanoes 139 2050, El Oro fault 141 2051, Artillery Range fault 143 2051a, northern section 144 2051b, southern section 145 2052, Organ Mountains fault 146 2052a, Cox Ranch (northern) section 147 2052b, southern section 149 2053, San Andres Mountains fault 150 2053a, northern section 151 2053b, central section 152 2053c, southern section 153 2054, Alamogordo fault 155 2054a, Three Rivers section 156 2054b, Sacramento Mountains section 157 2054c, McGregor section 158 2055, Unnamed fault/monocline 160 2056, Jornada Draw fault 161 2056a, northern section 162 2056b, central section 163 2056c, southern section 164 2057, Unnamed fold 165 2058, Guadalupe fault 166 2059, Unnamed fault northeast of Longhorn Ranch 168 2060, Engle Lake fault 170 2061, East Tonuco fault/fold 171 2062, Unnamed intrabasin faults 173 2063, East Robledo fault 174 ii 2064, West Robledo fault 176 2065, Fitzgerald fault 178 2066, East Potrillo fault 180 2067, Mastodon fault 182 2068, Unnamed fault southeast of Strauss 183 2069, Unnamed fault north of Strauss 185 2070, Unnamed fault east of Black Mountain 186 2071, Mount Riley fault zone 187 2072, Quebraditas fault zone 189 2073, Camel Mountain fault 191 2074, Unnamed fault north of Eagles Nest 193 2075, West Florida Mountains fault 194 2076, Unnamed faults north of Hermanas 196 2077, Unnamed faults and folds on La Mesa 197 2078, Ward Tank fault 198 2079, Sierra Kemado fault 200 2080, Hackler Tank fault 201 2081, Sierra de las Uvas fault zone 203 2082, Unnamed faults south of Placitas Arroyo 205 2083, East Rincon Hills fault 206 2084, Blue Mountain fault 208 2085, Black Hills fault 209 2086, Derry Hills fault 211 2087, Red Hills fault 213 2087a, northern section 214 2087b, southern section 215 2088, Caballo fault 216 2088a, Williamsburg section 217 2088b, Central section 219 2089, Unnamed fold northwest of Rincon 221 2090, Rimrock fault 223 2091, Pearson Mesa faults 224 2092, Washburn Ranch fault zone 226 2093, Animas Valley fault 228 2094, Gold Hill fault zone 230 2094a, northern section 231 2094b, southern section 232 2095, Gray Ranch fault zone 233 2096, Gillespie Mountain fault 235 2097, Unnamed faults west of the Pyramid Mountains 237 2098, Foothills fault 239 2099, Central fault 240 2100, Hot Springs fault 242 2101, Mud Springs fault 244 2102, Walnut Springs fault 246 2103, Palomas Creek fault 247 2104, Cuchillo Negro fault zone 249 2105, Unnamed faults west of Caballo Reservoir 251 2106, Unnamed faults west of Elephant Butte Reservoir 253 2107, Milligan Gulch fault zone 254 2108, Socorro Canyon fault zone 256 2108a, northern section 257 2108b, southern section 258 iii 2109, La Jencia fault 261 2109a, northern section 262 2109b, southern section 263 2110, West Joyita fault zone 265 2111, Cliff fault 267 2112, Loma Blanca fault 268 2113, Loma Pelada fault 270 2114, Coyote Springs fault 272 2115, Unnamed intrabasin faults west of the Rio Puerco 273 2116, Sabinal fault 275 2117, Unnamed faults on the Llano de Manzano 276 2118, Los Piños fault 277 2119, Manzano fault 279 2120, Hubbell Spring fault 281 2121, Intrabasin faults on the Llano de Albuquerque 283 2122, Cat Mesa fault 285 2123, Santa Fe fault 287 2124, Unnamed faults west of Mountainair 289 2125, VLA faults 290 2126, Unnamed faults northeast of Datil 292 2127, Unnamed faults at North Lake 293 2128, Coyote fault 295 2129, Cedar Lake and Antelope faults 297 2130, Black Hill fault 298 2131, Unnamed faults along San Mateo Mountains 299 2132, Unnamed faults west of Bosque del Apache 301 2133, Fra Cristobal fault zone 302 2134, Unnamed faults on the Cuchillo Plain 304 2135, McCormick Ranch faults 305 2136, Hickman fault 307 2137, Unnamed fault east of Mangas 309 2138, Red Hill faults 310 2139, Unnamed fault west of Hatch 311 2140, Cebollita Mesa fault 313 2141, Hachita Valley fault 315 2142, Faults near Cochiti Pueblo 316 2143, Unnamed faults of Jemez Mountains 319 2143a, Unnamed faults of the Valles caldera 320 2143b, Unnamed faults of the Toledo caldera 321 2143c, Unnamed faults along the Valles and Toledo caldera walls 321 2143d, Unnamed faults related to resurgent dome of the Valles caldera 322 Suspect Faults 0000S, Continental Divide fault (suspect) 323 0000S, Unnamed fault of Bonita Canyon (suspect) 325 0000S, Unnamed faults of El Malpais lava field (suspect) 326 Discounted Faults 0000D, Barrera fault (discounted) 328 0000D, Carlsbad fault (discounted) 328 0000D, Dan Valley fault zone (discounted) 329 0000D, Jaralaso Draw fault (discounted) 330 0000D, Malpais fault (discounted) 331 0000D, Mangas fault (discounted) 331 0000D, Moreno Hill fault (discounted) 332 iv 0000D, Nutria monocline (discounted) 333 0000D, Vaughn fault (discounted) 333 References Cited 334 PLATES Page Plate 1. Map of Quaternary faults in New Mexico in pocket ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF FAULTS AND FOLDS Page Alamogordo fault [2054] 181 Animas Valley fault [2093] 274 Artillery Range fault [2051] 168 Barrera fault (discounted) [0000D] 328 Bernalillo fault [2034] 111 Black Hill fault [2130] 298 Black Hills fault [2085] 209 Black Mesa fault zone [2006] 30 Blue Mountain fault [2084] 208 Caballo fault [2088] 216 Calabacillas fault [2035] 112 Camel Mountain fault [2073] 191 Cañones fault [2003] 23 Carlsbad fault (discounted) [0000D] 328 Cat Mesa fault [2122] 285 Cebollita Mesa fault [2140] 313 Central fault [2099] 240 Cliff fault [2111] 267 Continental Divide fault (suspect) [0000S] 323 County Dump fault [2038] 118 Coyote fault [2128] 295 Coyote Springs fault [2114] 272 Cuchillo Negro fault zone [2104] 249 Dan Valley fault zone (discounted) [0000D] 329 Derry Hills fault [2086] 211 East Franklin Mountains fault [900] 12 East Paradise fault zone [2040] 123 East Potrillo fault [2066] 180 East Rincon Hills fault [2083] 206 East Robledo fault [2063] 174 East Tonuco fault/fold [2061] 171 El Oro fault [2050] 141 Embudo fault [2007] 31 Engle Lake fault [2060] 170 Faults near Cochiti Pueblo [2142] 316 Faults north of Placitas [2043] 130 Fitzgerald fault [2065] 178 Foothills fault [2098] 239 v Four Hills Ranch fault [2044] 132 Fra Cristobal fault zone [2133] 302 Gallina fault [2001] 17 Gillespie Mountain fault [2096] 235 Gold Hill fault zone [2094] 230 Gray Ranch fault zone [2095] 233 Guadalupe fault [2058] 166 Guaje Mountain fault [2027] 85 Hachita Valley fault [2141] 315 Hackler Tank fault [2080] 201 Hickman fault [2136] 307 Hot Springs fault [2100] 242 Hubbell Spring fault [2120] 281 Hueco fault zone [901] 15 Intrabasin faults on the Llano de Albuquerque [2121] 283 Jaralaso Draw fault (discounted) [0000D] 330 Jemez-San Ysidro fault [2029] 90 Jornada Draw fault [2056] 161 La Bajada fault [2032] 102 La Cañada del Amagre fault zone [2005] 27 La Jencia fault
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    Recommended Weekend Excursions In New Mexico by newsdesk Camping and Hiking Cimarron Canyon State Park : Set in New Mexico's high country, where spectacular palisade cliffs and clear running waters dominate the landscape, Cimarron Canyon State Park is part of the 33,116-acre Colin Neblett Wildlife Area -- the largest wildlife area in the state. Crenelated granite formations make up sheer palisade cliffs that dominate the park's scenery. You can climb the rocks along the palisades with a special-use permit from the park. From the main canyon, day hikes and cross-country skiing are popular. City of Rocks State Park : Formed of volcanic ash 30 million years ago and sculpted by wind and water into rows of monolithic blocks, City of Rocks State Park takes its name from these incredible rock formations. Cactus gardens and hiking trails add to this unique destination. Heron Lake State Park : A picturesque lake set among tall pines, Heron Lake State Park has been designated a "quiet lake" where boats operate at no-wake speeds only. This park is known for its excellent sailing, fishing, cross-country skiing, and hiking. Several scenic campgrounds line the shore of this scenic lake--primitive and full developed campsites are available for every taste. Access the hiking and fishing trail along the gorgeous Rio Chama from the dramatic caprock stairway near Heron Dam. The 5.5 mile trail which crosses the river by suspension bridge, affords panoramic views and an adventurous route to neighboring El Vado Lake. Rockhound State Park : Located on the rugged west slope of the Little Florida Mountains, Rockhound State Park is a favorite for "rockhounds" because of the abundant agates and quartz crystals found there.