Red Hill, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 34°13′07″N 108°52′20″W / 34.21861°N 108.87222°W / 34.21861; -108.87222[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Catron |
| Population
(2000)
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| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 910058 |
Red Hill is a ghost towninCatron County, New Mexico, United States, west of Quemado.[2]
Also known as the Quemado volcanic field, Red Hill is 24 kilometers east of the larger Springerville volcanic field and immediately south of the Zuni Salt Lake field. The area is made up of scoria cone and silicic dome fields[3][4] The last eruption was 23,000 yrs B.P.[5]
In 1836 a prospector named Adams staggered into the town of Piños Altos. With multiple arrow wounds and close to death, he told several people gathered around him that he had been prospecting off in the north. When they opened his knapsack they found a fortune in gold. His only marker to tell where the gold field was a red hill in the distance, where he described gold lying everywhere. Adams died before he could give more details, and the place he described has never been found.[6]
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Municipalities and communities of Catron County, New Mexico, United States
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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