Raton, New Mexico

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Raton, New Mexico is a small city in northeastern New Mexico near the Colorado border, historically significant as a railroad and mining hub and a gateway to the surrounding Raton Pass and mountain region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 575
climate semi-arid climate
country United States
county Colfax County, New Mexico
currentEconomicActivities outdoor recreation
tourism
distanceToDenver about 220 miles south of Denver
distanceToStateCapital about 230 miles northeast of Santa Fe
economicHistory coal mining
railroad services
elevation approximately 2036 meters
approximately 6680 feet
FIPSCode 35-61740
gatewayTo Raton Pass
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
GNISFeatureID 0915860
governingBody Raton City Commission
governmentType commission-manager government
hasAirport Raton Municipal Airport – Crews Field
hasHighSchool Raton High School
hasLandmark Raton Museum
Shuler Theater
hasNearbyAttraction Capulin Volcano National Monument
Sugarite Canyon State Park
historicalRole coal mining center
railroad hub
incorporatedAsCity 1891
isCountySeatOf Colfax County, New Mexico
KöppenClimateClassification BSk
locatedInRegion northeastern New Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedNear Colorado border
Raton Pass
locatedOn Interstate 25
U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Spanish word "ratón" meaning "mouse"
nearestMountainPass Raton Pass
nearGeologicalFeature Raton Basin
partOfMetropolitanArea none (micropolitan area center)
population approximately 6000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 87740
region High Plains
linked to: High Plains region
schoolDistrict Raton Public Schools
servedByRailroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
state New Mexico

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Raton Basin namedAfter Raton, New Mexico
John Slessor birthPlace Raton, New Mexico Territory, United States
linked to: Raton, New Mexico
Colfax County, New Mexico seat Raton, New Mexico
Colfax County, New Mexico countySeat Raton, New Mexico
Colfax County, New Mexico largestCity Raton, New Mexico
U.S. Route 87 passesThrough Raton, New Mexico
U.S. Route 64 runsThrough Raton, New Mexico
Raton Formation namedFor Raton, New Mexico
BNSF Railway Raton Subdivision passesNear Raton New Mexico
linked to: Raton, New Mexico
Raton Mountains nearCity Raton, New Mexico
Dawson, New Mexico locatedNear Raton, New Mexico
Springer, New Mexico isInCountySeatProximity Raton, New Mexico
Raton Basin coal fields majorMiningCenters Raton, New Mexico
US 64 passesThrough Raton, New Mexico