New Mexico Gazetteer
Temolime Canyon is a physical feature (valley) in Rio Arriba County. The primary coordinates for Temolime Canyon places it within the NM 87064 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Temolime Canyon |
| Category: | New Mexico physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| History: | "Cañada de Don Luis (Spanish: 'gulch of Mr. Louis') The name is said to to be attributed to Luis Valdez, a descendant of Juan Bautista Valdez, founder of Los Cañones. Luis was born in 1830, married to Dolores Gonzales, and claimed to have lived in the village of El Rito de los Encinos (BGN #900007) since the early 1870s. A USGS field crew collected “Temolime Canyon"" as a valley feature in the area." |
| County: | Rio Arriba County |
| Latitude: | 36.1411297 |
| Longitude: | -106.5175348 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Temolime Canyon: Temolime 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 Temolime Canyon does not include property ownership information.
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