El Teromote is a physical feature (area) in Rio Arriba County. The primary coordinates for El Teromote places it within the NM 87575 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | El Teromote |
Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Area |
History: | Terromote in the New Mexican dialect of Spanish means a strong dust storm or whirlwind. The name is ascribed to an area on a plateau of gently rolling hills of alkali clay soil that supports a limited semi-arid grassland prone to heat updrafts and strong winds creating dust storms at various times in the past. |
County: | Rio Arriba County |
Latitude: | 36.5244602 |
Longitude: | -106.6289242 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for El Teromote: El Teromote.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for El Teromote does not include property ownership information.
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