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
The Randall Davey House is a historic building on Upper Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It was built in 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Randall Davey House is situated 2,300 feet west of Nichols Dam.
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.
Santa Fe Water History Park
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio de Analco Historic District and Santa Fe.
Barrio de Analco Historic District
Neighborhood
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
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
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″ north
Longitude
-105.88091° or 105° 52′ 51″ west
Elevation
7,759 feet (2,365 metres)
Open location code
857PM4R9+6J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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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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