Playas Lake bed

USA / New Mexico / Lordsburg /

birdwatching area, dry lake

One of several Pleistocene era lake beds in the bootheel of New Mexico. During the winter the lake bed fills attracting water fowl and other birds.

Reference:
geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/allen/documents/IceAgeLakesNM.PDF

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Coordinates: 31°52'37"N 108°35'11"W

Government Canyon State Natural Area 970 km
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge 1118 km
Free Public Beach 1193 km
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 1198 km
Wallisville Lake Project-USACE 1331 km
Lower Hamburg Bend Conservation Area 1502 km
Whetstone Creek Conservation Area 1716 km
Leadbetter Point State Park and Refuge 2111 km
White Pelican Provincial Park 2560 km
Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park 2562 km

Playas 6.6 km
Hidalgo copper smelter site 14 km
Hidalgo County, New Mexico 18 km
Apache Hills 30 km
Cowboy Rim 34 km
Big Hatchet Mountains 37 km
Animas Valley 37 km
Pit Tank Ridge 42 km
Whitmire Canyon Wilderness Study Area 55 km
Alamo Hueco Mountains 56 km

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Playas Hidalgo copper smelter site Hidalgo County, New Mexico Apache Hills Cowboy Rim Big Hatchet Mountains Animas Valley Pit Tank Ridge Whitmire Canyon Wilderness Study Area Alamo Hueco Mountains