Marquez Pit
Marquez Pit is a quarry in San Miguel, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,417 feet. Marquez Pit is situated nearby to Las Vegas Carnegie Public Library, as well as near the railway station Las Vegas station.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Address: NM
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Las Vegas station and Las Vegas Carnegie Public Library.
Las Vegas station
Railway station
Photo: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Vegas station is an Amtrak train station at Railroad Avenue and Lincoln Street in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Built in 1899, the two-story brick station building was designed in the Spanish Mission style and features a red tile roof, ornate metal brackets and a curving parapet. Las Vegas station is situated 1,100 feet south of Marquez Pit.
Las Vegas Carnegie Public Library
Library
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Las Vegas Carnegie Public Library is situated 890 feet northwest of Marquez Pit.
Bean-Newlee House
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The Bean-Newlee House, at 1045 5th St. in Las Vegas, New Mexico, was built around 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Bean-Newlee House is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Marquez Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Vegas and Montezuma.
Las Vegas
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Las Vegas is a lovely town in New Mexico in the United States of America. It is an under appreciated gem and a far cry from the Southwestern chic of nearby Santa Fe, with a large collection of historic Victorian homes and other remnants from when Las Vegas was a roaring railroad town.
Montezuma
Hamlet
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, at the mouth of Gallinas Canyon. Montezuma is situated 5 miles northwest of Marquez Pit.
Marquez Pit
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Miguel, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.59643° or 35° 35′ 47″ northLongitude
-105.21362° or 105° 12′ 49″ westElevation
6,417 feet (1,956 metres)Open location code
857PHQWP+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 369157947OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Marquez Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marquez Pit”
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