Search results
20 cze 2023 · Continental Divide is located on the original 1926 alignment of Route 66. It marks the spot where Route 66 crosses the watershed that divides North America; known as the Great Divide. To the west, the water flows to the Pacific Ocean, to the east, into the Atlantic Ocean.
Continental Divide, New Mexico. Thoreau is located on old Route 66 and present-day Interstate 40 between Grants and Gallup. Just west of Thoreau, at Exit 47, is Continental Divide, at elevation 7,275 feet above sea level. There are multiple souvenir shops at the exit, and have been for years!
12 wrz 2024 · An interactive Map of Route 66 across New Mexico, including the alignment through Pecos and Santa Fe and Isleta to Laguna. Click on the towns on this interactive map for more information. Also has five additional interactive alignment maps of US66 in NM
16 wrz 2024 · Rain and snow that fall on one side of the divide will eventually make their way to either the Pacific Ocean, while precipitation on the other side will flow towards the Atlantic Ocean. Find a road marker in Continental Divide, New Mexico that marks the spot.
New Mexico’s elevation along this route varies from a low of 3,800 feet at the Texas border to over 7,200 feet at the Continental Divide near Thoreau, creating a roadbed characterized by climbs, descents, switchbacks and cuts.
17 mar 2024 · Here we describe the original road and the later Route 66 alignments in Western New Mexico, with maps and information about the towns along it. Plan your Route 66 road trip between Albuquerque NM and Lupton on Arizona state line.
Across the Continental Divide of New Mexico on Route 66 includes Bluewater, Prewitt, Thoreau, the Continental Divide and Fort Wingate.
