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Welcome to San Rafael ...

San Rafael is located in San Miguel County<1>.

San Rafael is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of San Rafael is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named San Rafael ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named San Rafael: This one is located in San Miguel County and the other is located in Cibola County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 4 communities that are also named San Rafael - they are located in Arizona, California and Colorado.

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

Communities near San Rafael ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near San Rafael.

  • Ancon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ancon is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancon
  • Conchas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hooverville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
  • Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Rafael ...

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

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 San Rafael - 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.