Mapquest says otherwise; it gives me a driving distance estimate of about 4 hours from El Paso to Santa Fe, compared with 1 hour from Albuquerque. Compare:
I know where El Paso is, having been foolhardy enough to go there for a Westercon once; it's smack ON the US/Mexico border. Albuquerque is, on the other hand, considerably (and directly) north of El Paso, and Santa Fe is a bit north of Albuquerque.
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Mapquest says otherwise; it gives me a driving distance estimate of about 4 hours from El Paso to Santa Fe, compared with 1 hour from Albuquerque. Compare:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1a=&1c=El+Paso&1s=TX&1z=&2a=&2c=Santa+Fe&2s=NM&2z=
with
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1a=&1c=Albuquerque&1s=NM&1z=&2a=&2c=Santa+Fe&2s=NM&2z=
Google maps more or less agrees with this result.
I know where El Paso is, having been foolhardy enough to go there for a Westercon once; it's smack ON the US/Mexico border. Albuquerque is, on the other hand, considerably (and directly) north of El Paso, and Santa Fe is a bit north of Albuquerque.