El Rito, Cibola County, New Mexico

El Rito is an unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.[1] El Rito is located approximately two miles southeast of Mesita on the Laguna Reservation. It is located on the north bank of the Rio San Jose and was named after the creek.[2]

El Rito, New Mexico
Casa
Blanca
Coordinates: 34°59′57″N 107°18′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCibola
Elevation
5,656 ft (1,724 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)505
GNIS feature ID898769[1]

Notes

  1. "El Rito, Cibola County, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 120. ISBN 0826316891.


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