Southwest
New Mexico
Taos

Peñasco

Peñasco is a census-designated place in , . It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. The population is estimated at 1,200.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 589 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Peñasco, New Mexico” and “Peñasco, NM”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vadito and Llano.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in southern , , United States. It is on the scenic High Road to Taos. The population was 270 at the 2010 census. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Peñasco.

Hamlet
, also known as de San Juan is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 73, 2.1 miles south of Peñasco. is situated 2 miles south of Peñasco.

Village
Photo: Davidhc9, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 northwest of Peñasco.

Peñasco

Latitude
36.16945° or 36° 10′ 10″ north
Longitude
-105.68647° or 105° 41′ 11″ west
Population
589
Elevation
7,687 feet (2,343 metres)
Open location code
858P5897+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151584764
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5483803
Wiki­data ID
Q2605951
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Volapük—“Peñasco” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Peñasco”
  • Cebuano: “Peñasco”
  • Chechen: “Пеньяско”
  • Chinese: “Penasco”
  • Chinese: “佩尼亞斯科 (新墨西哥州)”
  • Chinese: “佩尼亞斯科”
  • Croatian: “Peñasco, Novi Meksiko”
  • Croatian: “Peñasco”
  • Dutch: “Penasco”
  • French: “Peñasco”
  • German: “Peñasco”
  • Gilaki: “پنیاسکو”
  • Irish: “Peñasco”
  • Italian: “Peñasco”
  • Ladin: “Peñasco”
  • Ladin: “Peñasco”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Penasco”
  • Navajo: “Tsétsohí”
  • Persian: “پنیاسکو، نیو مکزیکو”
  • Persian: “پنیاسکو”
  • Polish: “Peñasco”
  • Portuguese: “Penasco”
  • Serbian: “Peñasco, New Mexico”
  • Serbian: “Peñasco”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Peñasco, New Mexico”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Peñasco”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پنیاسکو، نیو مکزیکو”
  • Spanish: “Peñasco”
  • Tatar: “Пеньяско”
  • Ukrainian: “Пеньяско”
  • Volapük: “Peñasco”

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