Quemado is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Quemado had a population of 163. Walter De Maria's 1977 art installation, The Lightning Field, is between Quemado and Pie Town, New Mexico.
Geography
Climate Quemado (meaning "burnt" in English) was named by Spanish conquistadors due to the blackened stones that cover the earth. It was caused by a fire that preceded the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s and the carbon remains partially due to paltry rainfall in the region.
Quemado is categorized as being within the 6a USDA hardiness zone, meaning temperatures can get as low as -10 to -5 °F.
Demographics
Education The school district is Quemado Schools.
Notable residents Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was reared in Quemado.
See also
List of census-designated places in New Mexico The Lightning Field, located near Pie Town. Tours meet in Quemado
References
Further reading (1989) "Nobody's a Stranger in Quemado," New Mexico Magazine 67:3, March.
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