New Mexico Gazetteer
Rinconada Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Otero County. The primary coordinates for Rinconada Creek places it within the NM 88352 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Rinconada Creek |
| Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in the Sacramento Mountains and flows SW through Rinconada Canyon to join an unnamed creek to form Temporal Creek 14.5 km (9 mi) W of Mescalero. (US-T121) |
| History: | Rinconada is a Spanish word meaning 'little box canyon.' (US-T121) |
| County: | Otero County |
| Latitude: | 33.2100822 |
| Longitude: | -105.9072121 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rinconada Creek: Rinconada Creek.
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 Rinconada Creek does not include property ownership information.
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