New Mexico bootheel
The New Mexico bootheel is a salient (protrusion) which comprises the southwestern corner of New Mexico. As part of the Gadsden Purchase it is bounded on the east by the Mexican state of Chihuahua along a line at 31°47′0″N 108°12′30″W / 31.78333°N 108.20833°W extending south to latitude 31°20′0″N at 31°20′0″N 108°12′30″W / 31.33333°N 108.20833°W. The southern border is shared between the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora along latitude 31°20′0″N, while the western border with Arizona is along meridian 109°03′0″W at 31°20′0″N 109°03′0″W / 31.33333°N 109.05000°W, bounding an area of 50 by 30 miles (80 km × 48 km) and comprising 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2).
It is characterized by
The bootheel is a sparsely populated (less than 1 person per square mile or 2.6 km2) region known primarily as a
References
- ^ "Diamond A ranch". The Nature Concervancy. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Sumner, Lloyd W. "Old Hachita". Ghosts of the Southline. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000.
- ^ "Map of Federal lands in New Mexico" (PDF).
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