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143:5,040 ft (1,540 m)
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207:Visitor activities include
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288:"Clayton Lake State Park"
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166:Clayton Lake State Park
135:471 acres (191 ha)
31:Clayton Lake State Park
967:Wild and Scenic Rivers
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975:East Fork Jemez River
773:Prehistoric Trackways
778:Rio Grande del Norte
542:Gila Cliff Dwellings
121:36.57833; -103.30611
1126:Oliver Lee Memorial
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942:West Malpais
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1166:Sumner Lake
1116:Navajo Lake
1111:Morphy Lake
1076:Fenton Lake
1004:State Parks
980:Pecos River
687:Bitter Lake
512:Aztec Ruins
466:White Sands
359:January 19,
327:January 19,
148:Established
119: /
107:103°18′22″W
95:Coordinates
1206:Categories
1176:Villanueva
1136:Percha Dam
1081:Heron Lake
995:Rio Grande
957:Withington
927:Salt Creek
902:Latir Peak
852:Blue Range
837:Apache Kid
824:Wilderness
740:El Malpais
712:San Andres
547:Petroglyph
537:Fort Union
527:El Malpais
445:New Mexico
406:local site
399:State site
294:January 7,
273:References
250:sheltered
209:picnicking
174:New Mexico
170:state park
104:36°34′42″N
1146:Rockhound
990:Rio Chama
985:Red River
842:Bandelier
717:Sevilleta
702:Las Vegas
517:Bandelier
256:boardwalk
178:reservoir
140:Elevation
1171:Ute Lake
922:Sabinoso
651:Santa Fe
636:Coronado
532:El Morro
186:dinosaur
84:Location
43:Dinosaur
872:Cebolla
707:Maxwell
646:Lincoln
244:walleye
236:catfish
213:camping
190:Clayton
697:Grulla
631:Cibola
626:Carson
254:and a
252:gazebo
242:, and
180:and a
1121:Oasis
917:Pecos
912:Ojito
669:Kiowa
570:Jemez
494:Pecos
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897:Gila
892:Dome
641:Gila
574:USFS
382:help
361:2012
329:2012
296:2011
240:bass
151:1965
132:Area
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