Southwest
New Mexico
Taos

Chamisal

Chamisal is a census-designated place in , . It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. The population was 301 at the time of the 2000 census. Chamisal was founded by settlers on the Las Trampas Land Grant which dates back to 1751.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hamlet with 310 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Chamisal, New Mexico”, “Chamisal, NM”, and “Chamizal”
  • Postal code: 87521

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trampas and Picuris Pueblo.

Hamlet
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las or just , is an unincorporated hamlet in . Founded in 1751 to settle the Las Land Grant, its center retains the original early Spanish colonial defensive layout as well as the 18th-century San José de Gracia Church, one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish colonial church architecture in the United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chamisal.

Village
Photo: Davidhc9, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic pueblo in , United States. The federally recognized tribe of Pueblo people inhabit the community. Picurís Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos. is situated 3 miles northeast of Chamisal.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , . It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. The population is estimated at 1,200. is situated 3 miles east of Chamisal.

Chamisal

Latitude
36.16572° or 36° 9′ 57″ north
Longitude
-105.73787° or 105° 44′ 16″ west
Population
310
Elevation
7,474 feet (2,278 metres)
Open location code
858P5786+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151365333
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5461281
Wiki­data ID
Q2158758
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Chamisal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاميسال”
  • Catalan: “Chamisal”
  • Cebuano: “Chamisal”
  • Chechen: “Чамисал (Таос гуо, Нью-Мексико)”
  • Chechen: “Чамисал”
  • Chinese: “Chamisal”
  • Chinese: “查米薩爾 (新墨西哥州陶斯縣)”
  • Chinese: “查米薩爾”
  • Dutch: “Chamisal”
  • French: “Chamisal”
  • German: “Chamisal”
  • Gilaki: “چامیسال”
  • Irish: “Chamisal”
  • Italian: “Chamisal”
  • Kazakh: “Чамисал”
  • Kirghiz: “Чамисал”
  • Ladin: “Chamisal”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chamisal”
  • Navajo: “Kʼįįłtsooii Dijoolítah”
  • Persian: “کامایسال، نیومکزیکو”
  • Persian: “کامایسال”
  • Polish: “Chamisal”
  • Portuguese: “Chamisal”
  • Serbian: “Chamisal, New Mexico”
  • Serbian: “Chamisal”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chamisal, New Mexico”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chamisal”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کامایسال، نیومکزیکو”
  • Spanish: “Chamisal”
  • Tatar: “Чамисал (Таос округы, Нью-Мексико)”
  • Tatar: “Чамисал”
  • Ukrainian: “Чамісал”
  • Volapük: “Chamisal”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chamisal”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.