Blue Hole (New Mexico)

Blue Hole New Mexico
Location of Blue Hole in New Mexico, USA.
Location of Blue Hole in New Mexico, USA.
Blue Hole New Mexico
Location of Blue Hole in New Mexico, USA.
Location of Blue Hole in New Mexico, USA.
Blue Hole New Mexico
LocationGuadalupe County, near Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Coordinates34°56′26″N 104°40′24″W / 34.940447°N 104.673239°W / 34.940447; -104.673239
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. width80 ft (24 m)
Max. depth>80 ft (24 m)
Surface elevation4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Frozennever
Islandsnone
The Blue Hole is popular with divers and swimmers

The Blue Hole of Santa Rosa, or simply the Blue Hole, is a circular, bell-shaped pool or small lake located along Route 66 east of Santa Rosa, New Mexico that is a tourist attraction and swimming venue, and one of the most popular dive destinations in the US[1] for scuba diving and training. The Blue Hole is an artesian well and cenote that was once used as a fish hatchery.[2]

  1. ^ Sachs, Andrea (December 19, 2004). "On Route 66, the Blue Hole Beckons (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Scuba Diving in Santa Rosa Blue Hole New Mexico". santarosabluehole.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.