Deer Canyon, New Mexico
Deer Canyon, New Mexico | |
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Deer Canyon | |
Coordinates: 34°26′55″N 106°16′21″W / 34.44861°N 106.27250°WCoordinates: 34°26′55″N 106°16′21″W / 34.44861°N 106.27250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Torrance |
Area | |
• Total | 8.0 sq mi (20.7 km2) |
• Land | 8.0 sq mi (20.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 6,670 ft (2,030 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 87036 (Mountainair) |
Area code(s) | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-20015 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806785[2] |
Deer Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
The CDP is in the southwestern part of the county, at the base of 400-foot-high (120 m) cliffs that rise to the southeast. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Mountainair and 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Albuquerque.
References[]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deer Canyon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Categories:
- Census-designated places in Torrance County, New Mexico
- Census-designated places in New Mexico
- New Mexico geography stubs