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Welcome to Tekapo ...

Tekapo is located in McKinley County<1>.

Tekapo is 6,190 feet [1,887 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tekapo is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Tekapo 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 Tekapo: 505

Communities near Tekapo ...

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

  • Zuni Pueblo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Black Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Vanderwagen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Allentown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allentown is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Houck
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lupton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Sanders
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramah
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Fence Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chambers
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tekapo ...

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

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 Tekapo - 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.