Valmora, New Mexico

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Valmora
Valmora is located in New Mexico
Valmora
Valmora
Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 35°48′59″N 104°55′23″W / 35.81639°N 104.92306°W / 35.81639; -104.92306Coordinates: 35°48′59″N 104°55′23″W / 35.81639°N 104.92306°W / 35.81639; -104.92306
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMora
Elevation
6,358 ft (1,938 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87750[1]
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID899980[2]

Valmora is an unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States, located along New Mexico State Road 97, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east-northeast of Watrous. State Road 446, the shortest state road in New Mexico at .25 miles (0.40 km), links the community to State Road 97.[3] Since 2017, it has been the site of a privately owned holistic retreat center. It was founded in 1916 as a community serving a tuberculosis sanitarium.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Valmora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 370. ISBN 0826316891.


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