Watrous
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | U.S. 85, Watrous, NM |
| County | Mora County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Commerce, Transportation, Exploration and settlement |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | La Junta |
| Reference number | 66000480 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | U.S. 85, Watrous, NM |
| Coordinates | 35.8008° N, 105.0014° W · Directions ↗ |
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Map
Nearby in Mora County
Public land around it
| Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 3 miles away4,228 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Watrous listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Watrous?
U.S. 85, Watrous, Mora County, New Mexico.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Watrous?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Watrous right now?
2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Apache Saloman Fall Rx, 46 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000480. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.