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Coyote Canyon is located

Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Coyote Canyon: Coyota Cyn. (or less commonly used: Coyota Canyn. or Coyota Cnyn.)

Coyote Canyon is 6,120 feet [1,865 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coyote Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Coyote Canyon 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.

Area Code for Coyote Canyon: 505

Communities near Coyote Canyon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coyote Canyon.

  • Gallup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gallup is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <3>
  • Tohatchi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Mexican Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
    • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
    • Nakai Beto
    • Nakai Bito
    • Nakaibeto
    • Nakaibito
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <3>
  • Yah-ta-hey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Church Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rehoboth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Naschitti
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Naschitti is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naschitti

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coyote Canyon. 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 Coyote Canyon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coyote Canyon ...

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

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 Coyote Canyon - 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.