Welcome to Yah-ta-hey ...

Yah-ta-hey is located in northwest New Mexico.

Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County<1>.

The location of Yah-ta-hey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Yah-ta-hey is 6,560 feet [1,999 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Yah-ta-hey is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Yah-ta-hey lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Yah-ta-hey, 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.

The area code for Yah-ta-hey: (505)

Communities near Yah-ta-hey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yah-ta-hey.

• Gallup
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
  • Gallup is located in McKinley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
• Twin Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
• Rehoboth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Rehoboth is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth <4>
• Church Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Rock
  • Church Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Rock <4>
• Defiance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
• Mexican Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <4>
• Navajo Wingate Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
  • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
• Red Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Brimhall Nizhoni
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
  • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
• Tse Bonito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tse Bonito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
  • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yah-ta-hey ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yah-ta-hey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/