Southwest
New Mexico
Taos

Cañada de la Marias

Cañada de la Marias is a stream in , and has an elevation of 7,113 feet. Cañada de la Marias is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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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 1½ miles north of Cañada de la Marias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cañoncito and Chamisal.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of . is situated 2½ miles west of Cañada de la Marias.

Hamlet
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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. was founded by settlers on the Las Trampas Land Grant which dates back to 1751. is situated 3 miles east of Cañada de la Marias.

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 3 miles southeast of Cañada de la Marias.

Cañada de la Marias

Latitude
36.17114° or 36° 10′ 16″ north
Longitude
-105.78863° or 105° 47′ 19″ west
Elevation
7,113 feet (2,168 metres)
Open location code
858P56C6+FG
Geo­Names ID
5478007
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vallecito and La Cuestecita.

Notable Places Nearby

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