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New Mexico Fact Sheet Executive Summary
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Official Heritage & Symbols47th State
"Crescit Eundo"
Translation: "It Grows as It Goes"
Commemorative Quarter
2008
Statehood Rank
January 6, 1912
State Bird
Roadrunner
State Flower
Yucca Flower
State Tree
Piñon Pine
State Anthem / Song
O Fair New Mexico
State Beverage
Milk
State Gemstone / Mineral
Turquoise
State Insect / Butterfly
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
State Fish
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout
Topography & Terrain Live Data
New Mexico Topography & Geographic Elevations
Total Territory Area
121,590 sq mi sq mi
Highest Natural Point
Wheeler Peak: 13,161 ft (4,011 m)
Verified State Topographic Peak
Lowest Natural Point
Red Bluff Reservoir: 2,842 ft (866 m)
Verified Base Elevation Datum
Land Area Share: 97.6%Water Coverage: 2.4%
Köppen Climate Classification:
Humid ContinentalSubtropical
Live State Portals & Filings
New Mexico Official Government & Business Portals
Telecom, Postal & Federal Identifiers
Regional Area Codes
505, 575
Postal Zip Code Range
87001 – 88439
Federal Census Region
Southwest
Timezone(s)
Mountain Time (MST/MDT)