Fantastic question! "Rocky Mountains" as a physiogeographic province could include the ABQ and ELP regions... it's often just used to talk about mountains located more inland than the Sierra Nevada and other more coastal mountain ranges. Geologically, you are correct that the Rocky Mountains are generally associated with the Laramide Orogeny. Unfortunately, there is a bit of a terminology/language disconnect between geologists and how normal people use "Rocky Mountains." Geologically, the Guadalupe Mountains are not considered directly related to the Laramide Orogeny. The uplift there (as well as most of central and southern New Mexico) is a result of normal faulting that occurred during the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (ca. 25 Ma) and is generally attributed to crustal extension and opening of the Rio Grande Rift.