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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

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

Thousands of residents have evacuated due to flames that have charred large swaths of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northeastern New Mexico.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2022

A lantern of golden candlelight flickers over a rocky archway, like the sun over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at sunset.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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