Mountainair in Torrance County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Mountainair

Population 1,170 - Elevation 6,535

Photographed by Maribeth Robison, July 20, 2014

1. Mountainair (West) Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1902, Mountainair developed as a major center for pinto bean farming in the early 20th century until the drought of the 1940s. The region had been occupied earlier by Tompiro and eastern Tiwa pueblo Indians from prehistoric times through the mid-17th century, when it served as a major center for Spanish Franciscan missionaries.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 34° 30.914′ N, 106° 15.016′ W. Marker is in Mountainair, New Mexico, in Torrance County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 60, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Highway 60, Mountainair NM 87036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Albuquerque.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salt Mission Trail (a few steps from this marker); Saint Francis of Assisi / San Francisco de Asís (approx. 0.6 miles away); Shaffer Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sôr María de Ágreda (approx. 0.7 miles away); Willard Mercantile Company (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Mountainair (approx. one mile away); Famine and War / Hambruna y guerra (approx. 6.1 miles away); Torreón (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountainair.

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Photographed by Maribeth Robison, July 20, 2014

2. Mountainair (West) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2014, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2014, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.