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These 12 Beautiful Sunrises In New Mexico Will Have You Setting Your Alarm

Discover the best places to catch a sunrise in New Mexico.

Published Feb 2, 2016

Written by 

Juliet White

Catching a New Mexican sunrise is the ideal way to start your day. With winter’s longer nights, it’s easier than ever to get up in time to watch the sky start to glow. But, just in case you hit the snooze button instead, here are a collection of great sunrises in New Mexico.

1. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio

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2. Santa Rosa Lake, Santa Rosa

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3. Albuquerque sunrise

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4. Sunrise over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

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5. Sunrise over Albuquerque

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6. Red River sunrise

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7. Sunrise in Española

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8. The sun rises over Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, near Nageezi

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9. Sunrise in Santa Fe

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10. White Sands at sunrise

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11. Sunrise over Las Cruces

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12. Sunrise over Roswell

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Have you ever rolled out of bed in time to snap a picture of the sunrise? Or would you rather stay snuggled up under the covers? Let us know in the comments.

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