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Sangre de Cristo

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[sang-gree duh kris-toh, sahng-gre the krees-taw] / ˈsæŋ gri də ˈkrɪs toʊ, ˈsɑŋ grɛ ðɛ ˈkris tɔ /

noun

  1. a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Blanca Peak, 14,390 feet (4,385 meters).


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For sale: Los Cielos, a 297-acre “luxury recreation retreat” in Angel Fire, New Mexico, near the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The desert light and contrasting colors of purple candlewood blossoms and yellow sagebrush among the Sangre de Cristo mountains also attracted artists from across the Mississippi.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

The city’s sublime views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and its roughly 325 days of sunshine a year make it almost a lock for good weather.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

The wildfire and subsequent flooding has left devastation up a 45-mile swathe of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northeast of Santa Fe where an area the size of Los Angeles has burned.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022

“But Blancaflor was giving and kind and open minded to all she encountered, with rich reddish-brown skin like the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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