Placitas Mine

Placitas Mine is a mine in Sandoval, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,942 feet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandia Cave.

Sandia Cave

Cave

Sandia Cave, also called the Sandia Man Cave, is an archaeological site near Bernalillo, New Mexico, within Cibola National Forest. First discovered and excavated in the 1930s, the site exhibits purported evidence of human use from 9,000 to 11,000 years ago. Sandia Cave is situated 1¼ miles west of Placitas Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Placitas and Paa-Ko.

Placitas

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Placitas is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,977. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Placitas is situated 4½ miles northwest of Placitas Mine.

Paa-Ko

Hamlet

Paa-Ko is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, built around the Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Paa-Ko is situated 5 miles southeast of Placitas Mine.

Sandia Park

Hamlet

Photo: Jim Legans, Jr, CC BY 2.0.

Sandia Park is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 237 as of the 2010 census and 265 as of the 2020 census. Sandia Park is situated 6 miles south of Placitas Mine.

Placitas Mine

Type: Mine
Description: mine in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Category: industry
Location: Sandoval, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.25588° or 35° 15′ 21″ north

Longitude

-106.38225° or 106° 22′ 56″ west

Elevation

6,942 feet (2,116 metres)

Open location code

857M7J49+94

GeoNames ID

5484621

Wikidata ID

Q49440927

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In Other Languages

“Placitas Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Placitas Mine”

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