Sweetwater (historical) – Populated Place in Colfax, New Mexico

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 902689

Location

State New Mexico

County Colfax

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

36°17'01"N 104°54'47"W

Decimal Degrees

36.2836469, -104.9130555

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Rayado

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Sunny Side

5.6 mi N

Hydrography

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Description

Coordinates approximate

History

PO 1878-1882

Nearby Features

Ortega Creek Stream · 2.3 mi N
Laguna Yeso Lake · 3.5 mi SE
Espinosa Lake Lake · 3.5 mi WSW
Rayado Mesa Summit · 3.6 mi NE
La Maquina Creek Stream · 4.3 mi N
Kit Carson Mesa Summit · 4.3 mi N
Miami Lake Reservoir · 4.4 mi N
Aguaje Canyon Valley · 4.5 mi SSE
Rivera Mesa Summit · 5.3 mi WSW
Sunny Side Populated Place · 5.6 mi N

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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