Southeast New Mexico Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Southeast New Mexico
The boundary between this region andSouthwest New Mexicois indistinct and open to debate, but for purposes of this article, is taken to be the western slopes of the Sacramento Mountains including (just barely)White Sands National Park. Otherwise, it is bounded on the east and south by theTexasstate line, and on the north by Interstate highway 40, which follows the route of historicRoute 66in New Mexico. Thus defined, this is mainly a low, flat region with a number of affinities to theTexas Panhandle; indeed, the area bounded by Clovis, Roswell, Carlsbad and Hobbs is commonly called "Little Texas" not only for its social leanings but also because of its extensive oil fields. However, in addition to the Sacramentos, it does contain the rugged Guadalupe Mountains that rise west of Artesia,
Southeast New Mexico Travel Guide Sections
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