El Rito, Cibola County, New Mexico

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
34°59′57″N 107°18′00″W / 34.99917°N 107.30000°W / 34.99917; -107.30000CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyCibolaElevation
5,656 ft (1,724 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code505GNIS feature ID898769[1]

El Rito is an unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.[1] El Rito is located approximately two miles southeast of Mesita on the Laguna Reservation. It is located on the north bank of the Rio San Jose and was named after the creek.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "El Rito, Cibola County, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 120. ISBN 0826316891.
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