Welcome to Montosa ...
Montosa is located in San Miguel County<1>.
Montosa is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Montosa is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Montosa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Montosa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montosa.
- Colonias
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colonias is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonias
- Dilia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dilia is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilia
- Trementina ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Trementina is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trementina
- Anton Chico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Apache Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Springs
- Upper Anton Chico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Anton Chico is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Anton Chico
- Romero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romero is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
- Chapelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelle
- Tecolote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
- Kroenigs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
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 Montosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montosa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montosa. 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 Montosa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montosa. See our Newspapers Page for Montosa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montosa ...
Looking for more information about Montosa? 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 Montosa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montosa.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montosa - 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. |