▁shot ▁and ▁Daniel ▁River a , ▁a ▁sh er iff ' s ▁deput y , ▁was ▁badly ▁injured . ▁The ▁National ▁Guard , ▁F BI ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁Police ▁successfully ▁purs ued ▁T ij er ina , ▁who ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Bra zos ▁Cl iffs ▁are ▁a ▁prominent ▁nearby ▁land mark ▁and ▁att raction . ▁ ▁Also ▁nearby ▁are ▁the ▁artificial ▁Her on ▁Lake ▁and ▁El ▁V ado ▁Lake . ▁T ierra ▁Am ar illas ' ▁E lev ation ▁is ▁ 7 , 5 2 4 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Layout ▁The ▁settlement ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁villages ▁along ▁United ▁States ▁Route ▁ 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ama ▁River . ▁The ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁villages , ▁including ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁became ▁T ierra ▁Am ar illa , ▁do ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁urban ▁planning ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁La ws ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁T ierra ▁Am ar illa ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁D fb ) ▁with ▁very ▁cold , ▁snow y , ▁though ▁generally ▁sun ny ▁winter s , ▁and ▁sum mers ▁featuring ▁very ▁warm ▁to ▁hot ▁af tern o ons ▁and ▁cold ▁to ▁cool ▁m orn ings . ▁During ▁the ▁winter , ▁m orn ings ▁are ▁fr ig id , ▁with ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 6 . 7 ▁falling ▁to ▁or ▁below ▁, ▁although ▁maxim a ▁top ▁free zing ▁on ▁all ▁but ▁nin ete en