Deer Canyon, New Mexico

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Deer Canyon, New Mexico
Deer Canyon is located in New Mexico
Deer Canyon
Deer Canyon
Coordinates: 34°26′55″N 106°16′21″W / 34.44861°N 106.27250°W / 34.44861; -106.27250Coordinates: 34°26′55″N 106°16′21″W / 34.44861°N 106.27250°W / 34.44861; -106.27250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTorrance
Area
 • Total8.0 sq mi (20.7 km2)
 • Land8.0 sq mi (20.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
6,670 ft (2,030 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87036 (Mountainair)
Area code(s)505
FIPS code35-20015
GNIS feature ID2806785[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[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Deer Canyon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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