Welcome to El Morro ...

El Morro is located in Cibola County<1>.

The location of El Morro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

El Morro is 7,210 feet [2,198 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of El Morro is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: El Morro lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave El Morro and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The area code for El Morro: (505)

Communities Also Named El Morro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named El Morro: This one is located in Cibola County and the other is located in Valencia County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Morro.

Communities near El Morro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Morro.

• Ramah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <4>
• Hogg Place ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
  • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
• Black Rock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
• San Rafael
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
• Thoreau
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoreau
  • Thoreau is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thoreau <4>
• Continental Divide
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Divide
  • Continental Divide is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental Divide <4>
• Milan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Cibola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Zuni Pueblo
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
• Grants
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Grants is located in Cibola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <4>
• Prewitt
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
  • Prewitt is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Morro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Morro.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Morro. See our Newspapers Page for El Morro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Morro ...

Looking for more information about El Morro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Morro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Morro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Morro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/