Rio Grande Gorge

The Rio Grande Gorge is a cut by the Rio Grande in the basalt of the Taos Plateau 125 km long and up to 300 meters deep gorge about 15 km northwest of Taos, New Mexico. The gorge is known in particular by hot springs ( Manby Hot Springs, Black Rock Hot Spring ) at its base, as well as by numerous petroglyphs. About the Rio Grande Gorge Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, the spans.

On the slopes of the gorge are growing populations of Echinocereus triglochidiatus HK 1296, which have been used as winter -hardy cacti in Germany numerous lovers.