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Zuni Salt Lake
latitude: 34.44889 longitude: -108.7675 state: New Mexico county: Catron category: Lake elevation (ft/m): 6224/1897 history: Although several Indian tribes consider this saline lake a sacred source of salt, the lake belongs to the Zunis. Onate visited the lake in 1598, and it appears sa Salina de Zuni on Miera y Pachoeco's 1775 maps. It appears in other Spanish documents by its Spanish name, Laguna Salada. When the boundaries of the Zuni Reservation were drawn in 1877, the lake was excluded and commerical operations were begun, but in the 1970s the Zunis resumed ownership. citation: Represents a feature name collected during Phase I GNIS data compilation (1976-1981), primarily from existing U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. more information from: collections: add to personal | community current position find nearby locations 4 nearby locations: < prev 1-4 next > «» Ahayu:t an Yalanne Locale in NM «» Salt Lake Populated Area in NM «» Salt Lake Post Office (historical) Post Office in NM «» Zuni Salt Lake Mine Mine in NM |