Chamizal Creek

Chamizal Creek is a stream in , and has an elevation of 7,073 feet. Chamizal Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.

Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The 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. is situated 2 miles west of Chamizal Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chamisal and Picuris Pueblo.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , . It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 255. is situated 2 miles southeast of Chamizal Creek.

Village
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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 2½ miles east of Chamizal Creek.

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 4 miles south of Chamizal Creek.

Chamizal Creek

Latitude
36.19141° or 36° 11′ 29″ north
Longitude
-105.7564° or 105° 45′ 23″ west
Elevation
7,073 feet (2,156 metres)
Open location code
858P56RV+HC
Geo­Names ID
5461301
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