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Welcome to Techado ...

Techado is located in Cibola County<1>.

Techado is 7,410 feet [2,259 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Techado is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Techado (for example, toward Saint Johns (AZ)), 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 Techado: 505

Communities near Techado ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Techado.

  • Hogg Place ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Place
    • Hogg Place is located in Cibola County
  • Fence Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Omega
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Catron County
  • Quemado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pie Town
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinehill
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Pinehill is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Techado ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Techado - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.