Quemado, New Mexico

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Quemado, New Mexico
census-designated place
Quemado, New Mexico
Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 34°20′38″N 108°29′44″W / 34.34389°N 108.49556°W / 34.34389; -108.49556Coordinates: 34°20′38″N 108°29′44″W / 34.34389°N 108.49556°W / 34.34389; -108.49556[1]
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Catron
Population (2000)
  Total 250
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC)
Area code(s) 575
Antler tree in Quemado, 2006

Quemado is an census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Walter De Maria's 1977 art installation, The Lightning Field, is between Quemado and Pie Town, New Mexico.

Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was reared in Quemado.

References

Further reading

  • (1989) "Nobody's a Stranger in Quemado," New Mexico Magazine, 67:3. March.


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