Arroyo del Plomo
Arroyo del Plomo is a stream in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,601 feet. Arroyo del Plomo is situated nearby to the hamlet Apodaca, as well as near Montecito.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 2½ miles southeast of Arroyo del Plomo.
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. Cañoncito is situated 2 miles south of Arroyo del Plomo.
Dixon
Hamlet
Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 west of Arroyo del Plomo.
Pilar
Hamlet
Pilar is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Rio Grande. Pilar is situated 4½ miles northeast of Arroyo del Plomo.
Arroyo del Plomo
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.21113° or 36° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-105.83113° or 105° 49′ 52″ westElevation
6,601 feet (2,012 metres)Open location code
858P6569+FGGeoNames ID
5484675
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