| Sangre de Cristo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 A roadcut along Colorado State Highway 12 showing the formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Crestone Conglomerate Member |
| Overlies | Minturn Formation |
| Thickness | 1,739 m (5,705 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°03′54″N 105°39′14″W / 38.065°N 105.654°W |
| Region | Colorado, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Named by | Hill |
| Year defined | 1899 |
  Sangre de Cristo Formation (the United States)  Sangre de Cristo Formation (Colorado) | |
The Sangre de Cristo Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado and New Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Pennsylvanian to early Permian.