Palomas Creek (Rio Grande tributary)

Palomas Creek, also named Las Palomas Creek, and Palomas River, is a tributary stream of the Rio Grande in Sierra County, New Mexico. Its mouth is located at an elevation of . Its source is at at the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Palomas Creek at an elevation of 5,298 / 1,615 meters. The North Fork Palomas Creek has its source near the Continental Divide in the Black Range within the Gila National Forest at at an elevation of 7,400 / 2,444 meters. The South Fork Palomas Creek similarly has its source in the Black Range in the same National Forest at just below the Continental Divide at an elevation of 8,960 / 2,959 meters.

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