El Morro Valley, New Mexico

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El Morro Valley, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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El Morro Valley
Coordinates: 35°02′10″N108°19′21″W / 35.03611°N 108.32250°W / 35.03611; -108.32250
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area
[1]
 • Total9.93 sq mi (25.73 km2)
 • Land9.93 sq mi (25.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7,471 ft (2,277 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total30
 • Density3.02/sq mi (1.17/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87321 (Ramah)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-23497
GNIS feature ID2813404 [2]

El Morro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It includes El Morro National Monument and the unincorporated community of El Morro. The area was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

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The CDP is in northwestern Cibola County along New Mexico State Road 53; it is 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Ramah and 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Interstate 40 at Grants. It is remotely located 38 miles (61 km) west-southwest of Grants along New Mexico State Road 53 (also known as the Ancient Way), and 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Gallup.

El Morro is named after a nearby sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base, a desert oasis which the Spanish conquistadors called El Morro (The Headland). The Zuni people call it A'ts'ina (Place of Writings on the Rock). Anglo-Americans called it "Inscription Rock". El Morro National Monument is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the community on Highway 53, along the old Zuni-Acoma Trail, an ancient Pueblo trade route also known as the Ancient Way.

El Morro is an artist community and home of the El Morro Area Arts Council, an art gallery, a trading post / coffee shop, cafe, RV park & campgrounds, feed & seed store, consignment store and healing arts center. El Morro is the social hub for a colorful array of artists, homesteaders and individualists who reside in a 1000+ square mile area, from El Malpais National Monument to the east, Ramah to the west, the Zuni Mountains to the north, and Candy Kitchen to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 30—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Climate

El Morro Valley's climate is affected by the North American monsoon, which comes during the summer months. The rest of the year is quite dry. Typical of high altitude locations in the American west, El Morro Valley experiences a wide average diurnal temperature variation, sometimes exceeding 30-40°F. The highest temperature ever recorded was 100° on June 28, 1953, and the coldest temperature ever recorded was -38° on January 13, 1963. The lowest maximum temperature ever recorded was 4° on February 3, 2011, while the highest minimum temperature ever recorded was 66° on August 10, 1995. [5]

Climate data for El Morro National Monument, New Mexico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1938–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)68
(20)		72
(22)		77
(25)		87
(31)		93
(34)		100
(38)		98
(37)		98
(37)		94
(34)		87
(31)		78
(26)		69
(21)		100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C)55
(13)		60
(16)		68
(20)		75
(24)		84
(29)		91
(33)		92
(33)		89
(32)		85
(29)		77
(25)		67
(19)		58
(14)		93
(34)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)43.5
(6.4)		47.2
(8.4)		55.4
(13.0)		63.4
(17.4)		72.1
(22.3)		83.2
(28.4)		84.5
(29.2)		81.6
(27.6)		76.6
(24.8)		66.1
(18.9)		53.2
(11.8)		44.3
(6.8)		64.3
(17.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)28.8
(−1.8)		33.1
(0.6)		39.5
(4.2)		45.6
(7.6)		53.6
(12.0)		63.3
(17.4)		68.2
(20.1)		66.2
(19.0)		60.0
(15.6)		48.9
(9.4)		37.2
(2.9)		29.5
(−1.4)		47.8
(8.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)14.1
(−9.9)		19.1
(−7.2)		23.5
(−4.7)		27.8
(−2.3)		35.0
(1.7)		43.3
(6.3)		51.8
(11.0)		50.7
(10.4)		43.4
(6.3)		31.7
(−0.2)		21.4
(−5.9)		14.8
(−9.6)		31.2
(−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−6
(−21)		2
(−17)		10
(−12)		16
(−9)		23
(−5)		33
(1)		43
(6)		42
(6)		30
(−1)		17
(−8)		2
(−17)		−6
(−21)		−12
(−24)
Record low °F (°C)−38
(−39)		−23
(−31)		−15
(−26)		3
(−16)		12
(−11)		23
(−5)		34
(1)		33
(1)		21
(−6)		−5
(−21)		−23
(−31)		−31
(−35)		−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.02
(26)		0.85
(22)		0.98
(25)		0.69
(18)		0.70
(18)		0.51
(13)		2.21
(56)		2.68
(68)		1.41
(36)		1.02
(26)		0.89
(23)		0.94
(24)		14.24
(362)
Average snowfall inches (cm)11.1
(28)		7.1
(18)		5.4
(14)		2.2
(5.6)		0.5
(1.3)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		1.5
(3.8)		4.3
(11)		8.8
(22)		48.9
(124)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)5
(13)		4
(10)		2
(5.1)		1
(2.5)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		1
(2.5)		2
(5.1)		4
(10)		7
(18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)6654441313865680
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)54320000012526
Source: NOAA [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Morro Valley, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved October 28, 2023.


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