Cañada de la Madera

Cañada de la Madera is a stream in , and has an elevation of 7,369 feet. Cañada de la Madera 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 2½ miles northwest of Cañada de la Madera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chamisal and Trampas.

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 east of Cañada de la Madera.

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 2 miles south of Cañada de la Madera.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 277. is situated 2½ miles south of Cañada de la Madera.

Cañada de la Madera

Latitude
36.16114° or 36° 9′ 40″ north
Longitude
-105.77418° or 105° 46′ 27″ west
Elevation
7,369 feet (2,246 metres)
Open location code
858P566G+F8
Geo­Names ID
5477613
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