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Sangre de Cristo Mountains

British  
/ ˈsæŋɡrɪ də ˈkrɪstəʊ /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Blanca Peak, 4364 m (14 317 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

San Miguel County Manager Joy Ansley and her team have been working nonstop since the first plumes of smoke began rising from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

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

His view into the darkness of space is empty compared to the orange and reds of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains back home.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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