El Vado, New Mexico

El Vado, New Mexico
El Vado
Coordinates: 36°35′38″N 106°43′43″W / 36.59389°N 106.72861°W / 36.59389; -106.72861
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Elevation
6,854 ft (2,089 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87575
Area code575
GNIS feature ID923596[1]

El Vado is an unincorporated community along the Rio Chama on the south ends of the El Vado Reservoir and the El Vado Lake State Park in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is roughly 56 miles (90 km) northwest of Española and about 28 miles (45 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico border.[2]

Description

The community is located along New Mexico State Road 112 (NM 112), which connects New Mexico State Road 96 (north-northeast of Regina) with U.S. Route 64 / U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico in Los Ojos. The El Vado Dam, which creates the El Vado Reservoir, is located within the community and NM 112 passes over the dam.

See also

New Mexico portal

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Vado
  2. ^ "El Vado, New Mexico 84575" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 11, 2025.

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