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they got their name for the red glow cast by the setting sun

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The Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico got their name, meaning "Blood of Christ" in Spanish, from the reddish hues the mountains often take on during sunrise and sunset. This striking visual resemblance to blood is what inspired the name.

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