Los Esteros – Swamp in Taos, New Mexico

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 912583

Location

State New Mexico

County Taos

Feature Class Swamp

Coordinates

DMS

36°05'39"N 105°33'45"W

Decimal Degrees

36.0941943, -105.5625145

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Jicarita Peak

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Tres Ritos

3.6 mi NE

Also Known As

Esteros

Hydrography

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Description

Located 0.4 km (0.25 mi) NE of Ripley Point and 4 mi Sw of Tres Ritos.

History

A Spanish name meaning 'salt marshes.'

Nearby Features

Ripley Point Summit · 0.3 mi WSW
Peñascoso Mountain Summit · 1.8 mi NW
The Knob Summit · 2.4 mi E
Bear Mountain Summit · 2.6 mi WNW
Jicarita Peak Summit · 2.7 mi S
Indian Canyon Valley · 2.7 mi W
Jicarita Creek Stream · 2.7 mi WSW
Indian Lake Lake · 3.0 mi NE
Cordova Canyon Valley · 3.1 mi NNE
Agua Piedra Creek Stream · 3.4 mi NE

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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