Hopewell is a former unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is located in the Tusas Mountains just above Hopewell Lake, approximately ½ mile south of U.S. Route 64.Burdett, William H. (editor) (1998) The Roads of New Mexico (2nd edition) Shearer Publishing, Fredericksburg, Texas, page 21, It was named for rancher and promoter Willard S. Hopewell and had a U.S. Post Office from 1894 to 1906.
There are a number of old prospect pits in the area, as well as a snowpack measuring station"Rocky Mountain Snowpack Physical and Chemical Data for Selected Sites, 2009" page 5, Table 1. Station identification and snow-sampling-site location information, 2009, USGS that was established in 1993."Rocky Mountain Regional Snowpack Chemistry: Hopewell, New Mexico" USGS
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