Cañada del Barro
Cañada del Barro is a stream in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,103 feet. Cañada del Barro is situated nearby to the hamlet Cañoncito, as well as near Montecito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.
Harding Pegmatite Mine
Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The Harding Pegmatite Mine is a former adit mine that extracted lithium, tantalum, and beryllium from a Precambrian pegmatite sill. It ceased operations in 1958 and its owner, Arthur Montgomery, donated it to the University of New Mexico, which runs the site as an outdoor geology laboratory with mineral collecting permitted on a small scale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañoncito and Pilar.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of Dixon. Cañoncito is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cañada del Barro.
Pilar
Hamlet
Pilar is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Rio Grande. Pilar is situated 4 miles north of Cañada del Barro.
Dixon
Hamlet
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Dixon is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, on New Mexico State Road 75, just east of New Mexico State Road 68, in the north-central part of the state, and is approximately 20 miles southwest of Taos. Dixon is situated 5 miles west of Cañada del Barro.
Cañada del Barro
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Canada de Barro”, “Cañada de Barro”, and “Canada del Barro”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.2128° or 36° 12′ 46″ northLongitude
-105.80474° or 105° 48′ 17″ westElevation
7,103 feet (2,165 metres)Open location code
858P657W+44GeoNames ID
5456569
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