Rabbit Ears (Clayton, New Mexico)

Rabbit Ears

Oblique air photo facing north in August 2011.
Nearest city Clayton, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°35′32″N 103°13′28″W / 36.59222°N 103.22444°W / 36.59222; -103.22444Coordinates: 36°35′32″N 103°13′28″W / 36.59222°N 103.22444°W / 36.59222; -103.22444
Area 15,250 acres (61.7 km2)[1]
Built 1823
NRHP Reference # 66000499
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHLD May 23, 1963[3]
Shot from Lake Road, New Mexico 370 - original image has power lines, which I removed in Photoshop CS6.

Rabbit Ears is a pair of mountain peaks that were landmarks over the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail. The Clayton Complex includes that, another mountain peak, and three camps between them: McNees Crossing, Turkey Creek Camp, and Rabbit Ears Camp.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963.[1][3] It figures largely in Louis L'Amour's novel Mustang Man.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Richard Greenwood (December 31, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rabbit Ears (Clayton Complex) / Clayton Complex" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, from 1975 (32 KB)
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Rabbit Ears". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-04.

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