Montezuma, New Mexico | |
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 Partial page from Harpers's Weekly, 1890, describing Las Vegas Hot Springs (now Montezuma, NM). Upper image is "Mountain View near the Springs". First inset is "Taking a Mud Bath". Third image is "The Montezuma", and the top of "View in the Cañon" appears to the lower left. | |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′08″N 105°16′35″W / 35.65222°N 105.27639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | San Miguel |
| Elevation | 6,719 ft (2,048 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 908848[1] |
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, at the mouth of Gallinas Canyon.
The area has long been known for its natural hot springs, the Montezuma Hot Springs, and was called "Los Ojos Calientes" and "Las Vegas Hot Springs" until the late 19th century.[2][3] It was also known for its ice ponds, which supplied ice used across the country before mechanical refrigeration became available.[4]
Montezuma has been home to several hotels, including a palatial health resort known as the Montezuma Hotel, one of the few Harvey House hotels still in use, though no longer as a hotel, in New Mexico.[5] Today, Montezuma consists of ranches, a post office, and the United World College-USA. The ZIP Code for Montezuma is 87731.[6]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montezuma, New Mexico
- ^ Bejnar, W., and Bejnar, K. C. (1979) "Structural geology related to the Montezuma Hot Springs, Montezuma, New Mexico" New Mexico Geology 2(2): pp. 21-24
- ^ The Montezuma (New Mexico) Story, F. Stanley, 1963
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lynn, Sandra D. (1999). Windows on the Past, Historic Lodgings of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 4–7, 69–90. ISBN 0-8263-2000-7.
- ^ "Montezuma ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.