Nichols Dam
Nichols Dam is a dam in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,759 feet. Nichols Dam is situated nearby to Nichols Reservoir, as well as near the theater building Molly & Kent Leavitt Amphitheater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Randall Davey House and Atalaya Mountain.
Randall Davey House
Historic building
Atalaya Mountain
Peak
Atalaya Mountain is a mountain peak located within the Santa Fe National Forest, in northern New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe Mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range, a subrange of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Atalaya Mountain is situated 1½ miles south of Nichols Dam.
Cristo Rey Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio de Analco Historic District and Santa Fe.
Barrio de Analco Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrio de Analco Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District centered at the junction of East De Vargas Street and Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Barrio de Analco Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Nichols Dam.
Santa Fe
Photo: M.Bucka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Fe, founded in 1607, is the capital of the state of New Mexico and its principal tourist destination, renowned for its confluence of scenic beauty, long history, cultural diversity, and extraordinary concentration of arts, music and fine dining.
Tesuque
Hamlet
Photo: Cathy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tesuque is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tesuque is situated 6 miles northwest of Nichols Dam.
Nichols Dam
- Type: Rock
- Description: dam in the Santa Fe River watershed, controlling outflow of the Nichols Reservoir
- Categories: dam and landform
- Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.69052° or 35° 41′ 26″ northLongitude
-105.88091° or 105° 52′ 51″ westElevation
7,759 feet (2,365 metres)Open location code
857PM4R9+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 346118794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q48994549
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In Other Languages
“Nichols Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nichols Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, New Mexico)”
- Cebuano: “Nichols Dam”
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