Is the town of Continental Divide, New Mexico located on the actual continental divide?
There is a small town in New Mexico on I-40 called Continental Divide (wikipedia isn't very helpful here). I see on this map that the Continental Divide Trail doesn't pass through there, but passes east through Grants, NM.
Now I know the trail doesn't have to hug the actual divide exactly, but let's be honest the town could have been placed in an imprecise location too. So where is the divide actually around there? Are there signs/markers on or along I-40? I'll be driving through there and thought to stop to see it. Is it hard to find?
Best Answer
The best answer to this question would be, it's close enough.
The things is, the Continental Divide is not a geographic line*, it's a hydrological concept that separates the various eastern and western watersheds.
A better way to express this might be that Continental Divide, New Mexico and the Continental Divide Trail are within Continental Divide zone/area.
*The peaks of various ridges are a enough of a line but there are plateaus and valleys where it's much less obvious. The point is that while it is described as a line on a map, the line does not originate in geography, rather hydrography.
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Where in New Mexico is the Continental Divide?
Continental Divide is a tiny village with a few scattered houses, gas station and post office located in McKinley County, New Mexico on Route 66. The hills and valleys at Continental Divide have been inhabited for almost 11,000 years.Where is the Continental Divide located?
Most of the divide runs along the crest of the Rocky Mountains, through British Columbia and along the British Columbia\u2013Alberta border in Canada, and through the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States.Does the Continental Divide pass through New Mexico?
As you continue your journey westward from Grants, New Mexico on Route 66, you'll head on out to several small villages including Milan, Bluewater, Prewitt, and Thoreau before reaching the Continental Divide.What cities are in the Continental Divide?
Gateway Communities- Pagosa Springs.
- South Fork.
- Lake City.
- Salida.
- Leadville/Twin Lakes.
- Grand Lake.
- Steamboat Springs.
What is the Continental Divide ? Is there more than one?
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