Raton Pass

mountain pass on the New Mexico-Colorado border in the United States
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Summary

Raton Pass is a rail mountain pass[1]. It draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (rail_mountain_pass category, ranking #10 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raton Pass is located in Las Animas County[3].
  • Raton Pass is located in Colfax County[4].
  • Raton Pass is in the country of United States[5].
  • Raton Pass's instance of is recorded as rail mountain pass[6].
  • Raton Pass's Commons category is recorded as Raton Pass[7].
  • Raton Pass's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone[8].
  • Raton Pass's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.9911, 'longitude': -104.487}[9].
  • Raton Pass's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[10].
  • Raton Pass's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[11].
  • Raton Pass sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+7799'}[12].
  • Raton Pass sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+2377'}[13].
  • Raton Pass's mountain range is recorded as Sangre de Cristo Mountains[14].

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Geography

Raton Pass is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Las Animas County[3], a county of Colorado[15], in United States[16], founded in 1866[17] and Colfax County[4], a county of New Mexico[18], in United States[19], founded in 1869[20].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'amount': '+7799'}[12] and {'amount': '+2377'}[13].

Designation and Status

Raton Pass's instance of is recorded as rail mountain pass[6]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[10] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[11].

Why It Matters

Raton Pass draws 223 Wikipedia views per month (rail_mountain_pass category, ranking #10 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 599901578
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap node id: 599901578, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/599901578 in United States"
  2. 13w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → rail mountain pass
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+7799'}, {'amount': '+2377'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gnis feature id: 898411"
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