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Sangre de Cristo

American  
[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 couple pressed on through the afternoon traffic as the sun shone on the snow of the distant Sangre de Cristo Mountains and winds blew across pueblo lands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

El Conejo turns and hops in the direction of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera