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Welcome to Atarque ...

Atarque is located in Cibola County<1>.

Atarque is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Atarque is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Atarque, 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.

Area Code for Atarque: 505

Communities Also Named Atarque ...

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

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

Communities near Atarque ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Atarque.

  • Fence Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Black Rock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Pinehill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Zuni Pueblo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
  • Quemado
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramah
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atarque. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atarque.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atarque ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atarque - 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.