Ponce de Leon Spring

Ponce de Leon Spring is a spring in Sierra, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,245 feet. Ponce de Leon Spring is situated nearby to Truth or Consequences Thermal Area, as well as near the village Williamsburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geronimo Springs Museum.

Geronimo Springs Museum

Museum

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The Geronimo Springs Museum is a small regional museum located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States. It is named after Geronimo Hot Springs, one of numerous hot springs in the Hot Springs Artesian Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Truth or Consequences and Williamsburg.

Truth or Consequences

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Truth or Consequences, locally called T or C and formerly known as Hot Springs, is a town in New Mexico in the United States of America. It gets its curious name from a 1950s-vintage television show that offered to film an episode in some little town far from Hollywood, if that town would change its name to match the show's.

Williamsburg

Village

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Williamsburg is a village in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 462 at the 2020 census. The village, though small, is located adjacent to Truth or Consequences, and has essentially become a suburb. Williamsburg is situated 2½ miles west of Ponce de Leon Spring.

Elephant Butte

Village

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,447 at the time of the 2020 census. Elephant Butte is situated 5 miles north of Ponce de Leon Spring.

Ponce de Leon Spring

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Sierra, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.12785° or 33° 7′ 40″ north

Longitude

-107.25364° or 107° 15′ 13″ west

Elevation

4,245 feet (1,294 metres)

Open location code

855J4PHW+4G

GeoNames ID

5484798

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