Cañada de Ojo Sarco
Cañada de Ojo Sarco is a stream in Rio Arriba, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,240 feet. Cañada de Ojo Sarco is situated nearby to the hamlet Cañoncito, as well as near Montecito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.
Harding Pegmatite Mine
Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The Harding Pegmatite Mine 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. Harding Pegmatite Mine is situated 2 miles northeast of Cañada de Ojo Sarco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañoncito and Dixon.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of Dixon.
Dixon
Hamlet
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Dixon is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, on New Mexico State Road 75, just east of New Mexico State Road 68, in the north-central part of the state, and is approximately 20 miles southwest of Taos. Dixon is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cañada de Ojo Sarco.
Ojo Sarco
Hamlet
Ojo Sarco is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Ojo Sarco is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 1 mile from New Mexico State Road 76 and 1.5 miles west-southwest of Las Trampas. Ojo Sarco is situated 4½ miles southeast of Cañada de Ojo Sarco.
Cañada de Ojo Sarco
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Canada de Ojo Sarco” and “Ojo Sarco Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rio Arriba, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.17919° or 36° 10′ 45″ northLongitude
-105.83085° or 105° 49′ 51″ westElevation
6,240 feet (1,902 metres)Open location code
858P55H9+MMGeoNames ID
5482438
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