Brazos Mountains to 55 million years ago during the Laramide orogeny. To the east and northeast lie the Sangre de Cristo Mountains which share a similar geological history. The Brazos Cliffs, which form a dramatic backdrop to Tierra Amarilla, are formed of Precambrian quartzite. Brazos Mountains The Brazos Mountains is a range in far northern Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. A high crest runs from the border with Colorado for over in a south-southeasterly direction. The high point of the range at is on Grouse Mesa, at the Brazos Benchmark. Two miles (3 km) to
Trödelsteine (rock formation) 10.2-kilometre-long branch of the Rothaarsteig. The E1 European long distance path runs over the mountain, crossing the road at the state border. On the E1, about 250 metres from the rocks, stands a refuge hut, "An den Trödelsteinen", which was erected in 2004 by members of the Westerwald Club. Also running past the rocks are the Heller Ridgeway ("Hellerhöhenweg", waymark "H") and Siegerland High Ring ("Siegerland-Höhenring"). Trödelsteine (rock formation) The Trödelsteine, also called the Trödelstein, is a rock formation near Emmerzhausen in the county of Altenkirchen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It consists of columnar basalt and a basaltic