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Welcome to Red Rock ...

Red Rock is located

Red Rock is located in McKinley County<1>.



Red Rock is 6,650 feet [2,027 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Rock is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Red Rock 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.

Red Rock lies within the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Red Rock - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (4), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick (2), New York (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Rock.

Communities near Red Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Rock.

  • Gallup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
    • Gallup is located in McKinley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <3>
  • Bread Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Rehoboth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Defiance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Defiance is located in McKinley County
  • Church Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
    • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
  • Rock Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Yah-ta-hey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
    • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
  • Fort Wingate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vanderwagen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Red Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Rock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Rock ...

Looking for more information about Red Rock? 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 Red Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Rock.

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

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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