Anchor Mine

Anchor Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 7,057 feet.
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Socorro County, New Mexico
  • Address: NM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hilton House.

Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The in was built in about 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was deemed significant "as one of the finest and most prominent houses in Magdalena." It was owned for a period by the Hilton family that operated a hotel in Magdalena. is situated 2½ miles west of Anchor Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magdalena.

Photo: jclarson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town of 800 people in . It is the nearest town to the Very Large Array, an enormous radio astronomy observatory of interest to the scientifically-inclined traveler, and is a jumping-off point for some outdoor recreational opportunities in the region.

Anchor Mine

Latitude
34.11979° or 34° 7′ 11″ north
Longitude
-107.19087° or 107° 11′ 27″ west
Elevation
7,057 feet (2,151 metres)
Open location code
856J4R95+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369152309
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5455139
Wiki­data ID
Q49397066
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In Other Languages

“Anchor Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Anchor Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, New Mexico, Socorro County)”
  • Cebuano: “Anchor Mine”

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