Supplemental road log 3: Cerrillos to I-25 via Waldo
— Gary A. Smith
Summary:
This supplemental log highlights Cretaceous stratigraphy and dikes related to the Cerrillos Hills magmatic center, and affords excellent overlooks of the eastern structural margin of the Santo Domingo Basin at several locations. The route ends at 1-25 at the top of the La Bajada fault escarpment. The route is entirely contained on the geologic map of Bachman (1975). Note: Most of this route is on well-graded gravel road, easily passable for two-wheel-drive vehicles in dry weather. The road bed is, however, constructed on bentonitic Cretaceous shale and should not be attempted by any type of vehicle when wet.
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Recommended Citation:
- Smith, Gary A., 1995, Supplemental road log 3: Cerrillos to I-25 via Waldo, in: Geology of the Sante Fe Region, Bauer, Paul W.; Kues, Barry S.; Dunbar, Nelia W.; Karlstrom, K. E.; Harrison, Bruce, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 46th Field Conference, pp. 77-79. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-46.77