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Santa fe new mexico scenery lakes7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the last three decades Farmington has evolved into a center for education, health and tourism as well as commercial services. In the 1950’s development of a gas pipeline from the San Juan Basin to the West Coast brought boom times and Farmington’s population grew from less than 5,000 to more than 35,000. In the first half of the 20th-century apples were the top crop with 53,000 apple trees reported to be in the area. The Navajo Nation has become an important a source of income for Farmington, first through trading posts and later as a customer base for Farmington’s growing retail, educational and medical services.Īfter 1879 Anglo pioneers settled in the San Juan Basin, a place ideal for fruit growing and ranching. In 1868, the 3.5 million-acre Navajo Reservation was established, covering half of San Juan County, west and southwest of Farmington. Thumbnail History of Farmingtonįrom 1050 to 1300 AD the center of the Anasazi culture was in the Four Corners area in Chaco Canyon, at the Aztec Ruins on the edge of Farmington in the town of Aztec and at Mesa Verde in Colorado. The area's climate is mild averaging 273 sunny days a year, with only 7.5 inches of rain and 12.3 inches of snow annually. Monthly average temperatures range from 28.6 degrees in January to 74.1 degrees in July. With an altitude of 5306 feet, Farmington sits in the fertile and gas and oil rich San Juan Basin. The Navajo Nation lies west of Farmington, The Ute Mountain Indian Reservation is to the NW, and the Southern Ute Indian and the Jicarillo Apache Reservations are to the NE. Albuquerque and Santa Fe are 180 miles to the southeast. The metro area of about 115,000 includes Aztec and Bloomfield, Kirtland and Fruitland.įarmington is approximately 400 miles from Phoenix, Denver, and Salt Lake City. Farmington in the northwest corner of New Mexico is the commercial hub of the Four Corners, a growing community of 45,000 which swells to 150,000 shoppers on weekends. ![]()
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