Raton, County seat at base of Raton Pass in New Mexico, United States.
Located at an elevation of 2,036 meters, Raton extends along the northeastern part of New Mexico where mountains merge with grassy plains.
The settlement grew after the establishment of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad in the 1880s, becoming the county seat in 1897.
The Raton County Building, constructed in 1936, represents the architectural heritage of New Mexico and stands on the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway.
The city maintains transportation connections through Amtrak passenger service and the Colfax County Airport, facilitating regional access for residents.
The surrounding Raton Basin contains geological evidence of the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, marking the period of dinosaur extinction.
Location: Colfax County
Elevation above the sea: 2,036 m
Website: http://www.ratonnm.gov
Website: http://ratonnm.gov
GPS coordinates: 36.89694,-104.44000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:54
Raton Pass
11.3 km
Folsom Site
32.9 km
Trinidad Lake State Park
30 km
Sugarite Canyon State Park
11.2 km
Raton Mesa
15.6 km
Raton Downtown Historic District
288 m
Trinchera Cave Archeological District
48.2 km
Penitente Canyon
26.1 km
Frank G. Bloom House
31.1 km
Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge
38.3 km
Trinidad History Museum
30.8 km
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
21 km
Colfax County Courthouse
813 m
First Baptist Church
31.6 km
Cokedale Historic District
31.6 km
Folsom Hotel
46.8 km
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery
41.1 km
Corazon de Trinidad
30.8 km
Frank Latuda House
31.7 km
Baca House and Outbuilding
30.8 km
El Raton Theatre
618 m
Aultman House
31.7 km
Jaffa Opera House
30.7 km
Columbian School
1.5 km
Longfellow School
510 m
Original Townsite Historic District
425 m
Bridge over Burro Cañon
36.7 km
Ludlow Monument
40.8 kmReviews
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