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county, New Mexico, United States
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Colfax, county, northeastern New Mexico, U.S., bordered on the north by Colorado. Its westernmost section is in the Southern Rocky Mountains and includes the Cimarron range, topped by 12,441-foot (3,782-metre) Baldy Peak, and the Sangre de Cristo range, which rises to more than 10,000 feet (3,000 metres) and includes the Carson National Forest. Between the two mountain ranges is Eagle Nest Lake, the county’s largest body of water. Cimarron Canyon State Park, Vietnam Veterans Chapel, and Angel Fire and Enchanted Forest ski areas are all in western Colfax county. Near Raton Pass, on the Colorado border, are Sugarite State Park ...(100 of 220 words)

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