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Welcome to Rattlesnake ...

Rattlesnake is located

Rattlesnake is located in San Juan County<1>.

Rattlesnake is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rattlesnake is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Rattlesnake and travel west, you will soon 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 Rattlesnake: 505

Communities Also Named Rattlesnake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rattlesnake - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Montana (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near Rattlesnake ...

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

  • Shiprock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beclabito
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beclabito is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beclabito
  • Red Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Rock is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Valley is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
  • Teec Nos Pos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Nenahnezad
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nenahnezad is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenahnezad
  • Fruitland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sanostee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Kirtland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ojo Amarillo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ojo Amarillo is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Amarillo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rattlesnake ...

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

Footnotes ...

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