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Welcome to La Petra ...

La Petra is located in Sierra County<1>.

La Petra is 5,750 feet [1,753 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of La Petra is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for La Petra: 575

Communities near La Petra ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Petra.

  • Cuchillo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cuchillo is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchillo
  • Chloride ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chloride is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
  • Rock Canyon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
  • Dusty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dusty is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
  • Elephant Butte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Truth or Consequences
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lava
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lava is located in Socorro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
  • Williamsburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Las Palomas
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Las Palomas is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palomas
  • Engle ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Engle is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Petra ...

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

Footnotes ...

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