Cowboy Rim is a
cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff or rock face is an area of Rock (geology), rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. ...
that runs along the
Continental Divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...
in the
Animas Mountains
The Animas Mountains are a small mountain range in Hidalgo County, within the " Boot-Heel" region of far southwestern New Mexico, in the United States.
Location
They extend north–south for about 30 miles (50 km) along the Continental Div ...
of
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hidalgo County () is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,178. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part of Grant County was p ...
. It runs west from a point at to its highpoint is at an elevation of at just east of
Elephant Butte. Here Cowboy Rim overlooks the
Gillespie Creek valley below it to the north, and the Continental Divide runs along this section of the rim, then turns of to the south-southwest from the highpoint, along a ridge west of
Elephant Butte Canyon. Cowboy Rim continues eastward to Elephant Butte then turns south-southeastward to . This section of the Rim overlooks the
Playas Valley
The Playas Valley is a lengthy and narrow 60-mi (97-km) long, valley located in Hidalgo County, New Mexico in the New Mexico Bootheel, Bootheel Region; the extreme south of the valley lies in Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. Playas, New Mexico is loc ...
below it to the east.
References
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Cliffs of New Mexico
Landforms of Hidalgo County, New Mexico