Bens Pit

Bens Pit is a quarry in Bernalillo, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,993 feet. Bens Pit is situated nearby to the town South Valley, as well as near the neighborhood Barelas.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Address: NM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rio Grande High School and Mac’s La Sierra.

Rio Grande High School

School

Rio Grande High School is a public high school located in the south valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system. Rio Grande High School is situated 1 mile east of Bens Pit.

Mac’s La Sierra

Restaurant

Mac's La Sierra is a New Mexican cuisine restaurant in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a landmark restaurant on U.S. Route 66. Mac’s La Sierra is situated 2½ miles north of Bens Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Valley and Barelas.

South Valley

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Valley is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 38,338 at the 2020 Census. South Valley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bens Pit.

Barelas

Neighborhood

Photo: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Barelas is an inner-city neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico, located immediately south of Downtown. It consists of the triangular area bounded by Coal Avenue, the BNSF railroad tracks, and the Rio Grande. Barelas is situated 3½ miles east of Bens Pit.

Old Town Albuquerque

Suburb

Photo: PerryPlanet, Public domain.

Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Old Town Albuquerque is situated 4 miles northeast of Bens Pit.

Bens Pit

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.0481° or 35° 2′ 53″ north

Longitude

-106.71253° or 106° 42′ 45″ west

Elevation

4,993 feet (1,522 metres)

Open location code

857M27XP+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369153574

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5457111

Wikidata ID

Q49399297

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In Other Languages

“Bens Pit” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bens Pit”

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