Mangas Springs

Populated place in New Mexico, US

Mangas Springs is a populated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States, named for the springs found at that location. It lies at an elevation of 4,734 feet / 1,443 meters on Mangus Creek, a tributary of the Gila River.[1][2]

History

The Mangas Springs were originally named the Santa Lucia Springs, and was a favored haunt of the Ne-be-ke-yen-de local group of the Chííhénee’ band of the Chiricahua who once lived in the area and of Mangas Coloradas, for whom the springs are now named.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangas Springs
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangas Creek

32°50′33″N 108°30′42″W / 32.84250°N 108.51167°W / 32.84250; -108.51167

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