Top 11 Less-Seen Places and Attractions in New Mexico

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3 Popular Attractions In New Mexico

• Philmont Scout Ranch: Mountain ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.

• White Sands National Monument: National monument located in southern New Mexico.

New Mexico Facts:

• The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn’t become a state until 1912.

• After WWII Los Alamos and Albuquerque had many new laboratories. Hundreds of highly educated Scientists and Engineers moved in the state. New Mexico soon had a higher percentage of people with Ph.D.s than any other state.

• During the height of the so-called lawless era of the late 1800′ when Lew Wallace served as territorial Governor, he wrote the popular historical novel Ben-Hur. First published in 1880, it was made into a movie in 1959 starring Charleton Heston.

• New Mexico was named by 16th century Spanish explorers who hoped to find gold and wealth equal to Mexico’s Aztec treasures.

New Mexico Nuevo México(Spanish) Yootó Hahoodzo(Navajo)
State
State of New Mexico
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Land of Enchantment
Motto(s): Crescit eundo (English: It grows as it goes)
Anthem: “O Fair New Mexico” and “Así Es Nuevo México“
Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Nuevo México (1598–1848) New Mexico Territory (1850–1912)
Admitted to the Union	January 6, 1912 (47th)
Capital	Santa Fe
Largest city	Albuquerque
Largest metro and urban areas	Greater Albuquerque
Government
•Governor	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
•Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales (D)
Legislature	New Mexico Legislature
•Upper house	Senate
•Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	New Mexico Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D)
U.S. House delegation	1: Melanie Stansbury (D) 2: Yvette Herrell (R) 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) (list)
Area
•Total	121,591[1]sqmi (314,918km2)
•Land	121,298[1]sqmi (314,161km2)
•Water	292[1]sqmi (757km2) 0.24%
•Rank	5th
Dimensions
•Length	371mi (596km)
•Width	344mi (552km)
Elevation	5,701ft (1,741m)
Highestelevation (Wheeler Peak[2][3][4])	13,161ft (4,011.4m)
Lowestelevation (Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border[3][4])	2,845ft (868m)
Population (2020)
•Total	2,117,522
•Rank	36th
•Density	17.2/sqmi (6.62/km2)
•Rank	45th
•Median household income	$51,945
•Income rank	45th
Demonym(s)	New Mexican (Spanish: Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)[5]
Language
•Official language	None
•Spoken language	English, Spanish, Navajo, Keres, Zuni[6]
Time zones
entire state (legally)	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Nara Visa (informally)	UTC−06:00 (Central)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	NM
ISO 3166 code	US-NM
Traditional abbreviation	N.M., N.Mex.
Latitude	31°20′ N to 37°N
Longitude	103° W to 109°3′ W
Website	www.newmexico.gov