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The Preston Monument is a stone marker that shows the tri-point (the place where three states meet) of
"Cornering America's tri-points: A guide to 65 lonely spots where at least three states converge" (Sept. 17, 2015)
(Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)
Preston Monument
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The Preston Monument is a stone marker that shows the tri-point (the place where three states meet) of Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
, and New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. It is named after Levi S. Preston, who surveyed a portion of the New Mexico–Colorado border.
It is an elevation of 4,444 feet. Clark, Patterson & Denise L"Cornering America's tri-points: A guide to 65 lonely spots where at least three states converge" (Sept. 17, 2015)
(Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)
See also
* List of Oklahoma tri-points *Four Corners Monument
The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being na ...
: monument on the Arizona-Colorado-New Mexico-Utah border
* OKKAMO Tri-State Marker: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma tripoint
* Texhomex Texhomex is a marker showing the tri-point of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The marker is off U.S. Highway 56 about two miles east on Texas State Line Road at the corner of Oklahoma State Line Road, and is at an elevation of 4712 feet. There are ...
: monument on the New Mexico-Oklahoma-Texas tripoint
External links
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References
Buildings and structures in Baca County, Colorado Borders of Colorado Borders of New Mexico Borders of Oklahoma Buildings and structures in Cimarron County, Oklahoma Geography of Union County, New Mexico Border tripoints Buildings and structures in Union County, New Mexico Monuments and memorials in New Mexico Monuments and memorials in Colorado Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma Geography of Baca County, Colorado Boundary markers {{oklahoma-geo-stub