Pottery Mound
Pottery Mound was a late prehistoric village on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was an adobe pueblo most likely occupied between 1350 and 1500.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: former settlement
- Description: 1350-1500 pueblo on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico
- Also known as: “LA 416”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Lunas station and Century High School.
Los Lunas station
Railway station
Photo: PerryPlanet, Public domain.
Los Lunas is a station on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, at the intersection of Highway 314 and Courthouse Road. Los Lunas station is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Pottery Mound.
Century High School
School
Century High School is an alternative high school for the Los Lunas Public Schools in Los Lunas, New Mexico. Century High School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pottery Mound.
Central New Mexico Correctional Facility
Prison
The Central New Mexico Correctional Facility is in Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States. Built in 1980, CNMCF has an inmate capacity of more than 400, and it is a level 2 facility. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility is situated 2 miles southwest of Pottery Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Lunas and Valencia.
Los Lunas
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village has a population of 17,242. It is the county seat of Valencia County. Los Lunas is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
Valencia
Hamlet
Valencia is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,192 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Valencia is situated 2 miles east of Pottery Mound.
Peralta
Town
Photo: Cathy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peralta is a town in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Prior to its incorporation on July 1, 2007, it was a census-designated place. The population was 3,660 as of the 2010 census. Peralta is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Peralta is situated 3 miles northeast of Pottery Mound.
Pottery Mound
- Location: Valencia, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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