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Welcome to Pescado ...

Pescado is located in McKinley County<1>.

Pescado is 6,770 feet [2,063 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pescado is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Pescado 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 Pescado: 505

Communities near Pescado ...

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

  • Ramah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Black Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Pinehill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanderwagen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Zuni Pueblo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Bread Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
  • Fort Wingate
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continental Divide
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Thoreau
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pescado ...

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

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 Pescado - 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.