Quemado, New Mexico

Quemado, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Quemado

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
Area
  Total 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
  Land 1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
  Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 228
  Density 127/sq mi (49.2/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC)
Area code(s) 575
Antler tree in Quemado, 2006

Quemado is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 228.[2] 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.

It was also home to Eleanor McClintock a cowgirl and trick rider who is also a member of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.

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