Playas Lake

Playas Lake is a dry lake or playa in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. It lies at an elevation of 4,278 feet. It consists of a long dry lake running north northwest south southeast within the Playas Valley between the Animas Mountains on the west and the Little Hatchet Mountains on the east.

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Latitude

31.87718° or 31° 52′ 38″ north

Longitude

-108.58513° or 108° 35′ 7″ west

Elevation

4,278 feet (1,304 metres)

Open location code

853HVCG7+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

OpenStreetMap attribute

intermittent=yes

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From Catalan to Tamil—“Playas Lake” goes by many names.

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