NW of Clayton, Clayton, New Mexico. County/parish: Union.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000499.
5 contributing sites.Also known as:
The Rabbit Ears are a pair of mountain peaks in northeastern New Mexico, United States, 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north of the city of Clayton. The two peaks were a distinctive landmark along the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail, a major route for westbound settlers in the 19th century. The formation was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963. The name is that of a Native American chief who was killed here in a battle with the Spanish in 1717.
The higher of the two peaks has an elevation of 1,848 metres (6,063 ft) and the lower has an elevation of 1,788 metres (5,866 ft). They rises several hundred feet above the surrounding Great Plains.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77847042