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Raton

New Mexico · NM
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City in New Mexico, United States
6,041Population
8 sq miArea
6,680 ftElevation

Raton ( rə-TONE) is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico, United States. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico–Colorado border and 85 miles west of Oklahoma. At the 2020 census, its population was 6,041.

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