Purty Rock, New Mexico
Purty Rock, New Mexico | |
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Purty Rock | |
Coordinates: 35°29′25″N 108°53′45″W / 35.49028°N 108.89583°WCoordinates: 35°29′25″N 108°53′45″W / 35.49028°N 108.89583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | McKinley |
Area | |
• Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
• Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 6,362 ft (1,939 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 505 |
FIPS code | 35-60327 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806730[2] |
Purty Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
The CDP is in the western part of the county, on the south side of the valley of the Puerco River, a west-flowing tributary of the Little Colorado River. Purty Rock, a 6,925-foot (2,111 m) butte, is 4 miles (6 km) to the south. The CDP includes the unincorporated community of Defiance along a former alignment of U.S. Route 66. Interstate 40 passes through the CDP, with access from Exit 16, 3 miles (5 km) to the east, or from Exit 8, 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest. Gallup, the McKinley county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the east.
Education[]
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[3]
References[]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Purty Rock Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
Categories:
- Census-designated places in McKinley County, New Mexico
- Census-designated places in New Mexico
- New Mexico geography stubs