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Rio Grande Rift
The
Rio Grande Rift
is a
rift valley[?]
extending north from
Mexico
, near
El Paso, Texas
through
New Mexico
into central
Colorado
. The area is presently quiescent, but significant geologial activity has occurred in the area over the last 20 million years. The
Sangre de Cristo[?]
Range lies to the east of the north portion of the rift. The
Colorado Plateau[?]
, to the west, includes the
San Juan Volcanic Field[?]
and the
San Juan Mountains
. The
Rio Grande
river follows the course of the rift from southern Colorado to El Paso.
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