Zuñi Salt Lake
Zuñi Salt Lake, also Zuni Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar, located in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, about 60 miles south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “Laguna Salada”, “Makyaya”, “Makyayaa”, “Sala Lago Zuni”, and “Salina de Zuni”
Zuñi Salt Lake
- Categories: salt lake and body of water
- Location: Catron County, Southwest New Mexico, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.44928° or 34° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
-108.76815° or 108° 46′ 5″ west
Elevation
6,224 feet (1,897 metres)
Open location code
856HC6XJ+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Navajo—“Zuñi Salt Lake” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Zuñi Salt”
- Cebuano: “Zuñi Salt Lake”
- Dutch: “Zuni Salt Lake”
- Esperanto: “Zuni”
- French: “Zuni Salt Lake”
- Hebrew: “אגם המלח זוני”
- Navajo: “Áshįįh”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Salt Lake and Fence Lake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Zuñi Salt Lake Mine and Smith Spring.
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Worth a closer look: Las Cruces and Socorro.
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