New Mexico Gazetteer
Ysletano Canyon is a physical feature (valley) in Otero County. The primary coordinates for Ysletano Canyon places it within the NM 88352 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ysletano Canyon |
| Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | Heads in the Sacrement Mountains and trends NW to Tularosa Canyon 9.6 km (6 mi) NE of Tularosa. (US-T121) |
| History: | Reported to have been named for the mission and Tiwa Pueblo called Corpus Cristi de la Isleta (Ysleta) del Sur, on the Rio Grande SE of El Paso, Texas because timber used for the mission was cut in this canyon about 1682. (US-T121) |
| County: | Otero County |
| Latitude: | 33.1116015 |
| Longitude: | -105.9385348 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ysletano Canyon: Ysletano Canyon.
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 Ysletano Canyon does not include property ownership information.
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