Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:43 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:04 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 27°F15 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days91 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Conchas Dam station, 27 mi away
Nearby landmarksPunta del Chorropeak · under a mileChorro Springspring · 1.5 miYegua Mesapeak · 3.1 miLaguna Huerfanalake · 8.8 miCabra Springsspring · 9.7 miHarris Tankreservoir · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsConchas Lake State Parkstate park · 26.3 mi · 1,398 acresLas Vegas National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.5 mi · 8,713 acresSanta Rosa Lake State Parkstate park · 28.8 mi · 364 acresU.S. Army Reserve T.C. Othernational forest · 32.9 miFort Union National Monumentnational monument · 36.1 mi · 721 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 15 Dec 198512 mi away, near Santa Rosa, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Apr 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSan Miguel County, NM, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025286 of 365 days measured79 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Fe County, NM, 73 mi away
Drinking waterLas Vegas (city of)serves 14,530 people from surface water45 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,020 ft1,835 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeTrementina Post Office8.0 miFire stationSan Miguel County Fire District-Station 249.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSanta Fe Municipal Airport SAF81 miMajor airportAlbuquerque International Sunport ABQ113 miInterstateI-2528 miUS highwayUS 8428 miAmtrakLas Vegas, NM LSV32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88441 ZIP area.
