What Are Some Facts About New Mexico?

Here are some facts about the location of New Mexico:

It is in the southwest and bordered by the states of Texas and Oklahoma on the east, Colorado on the north, Arizona on the west, and Texas on the south. Also to the south are the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
One interesting fact is the four corners region, where the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado come together.

Geology of New Mexico

Interesting facts about the geology of New Mexico include the fact that it is mostly arid or semi-arid in climate.

Many areas reach over 100 degrees F. in the summer months. Average precipitation is 13.9 inches.
There are many desert regions of New Mexico as well as pinion-juniper woodlands.
Landforms include deserts, mesas, and snow-capped mountains.
The northern part of the state has forests and mountains, including the tip of the Rocky Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Major rivers are: Rio Grande, Pecos, Canadian, San Juan, and Gila.
The highest point in New Mexico is Wheeler Peak at 13,161 feet and the lowest point is Red Bluff Lake at 2,817 feet.

Following are facts about the history of the state of New Mexico:

Before the Spanish explorer Coronado came in 1540, New Mexico was home to these Native Americans at one time or another: Anasazi, Mogollon, Pueblo, Navajo, Ute, and Apache.
The name “Nuevo Mexico” was first used by Ibarra who was looking for gold.
The first European settlement was San Juan de los Caballeros founded in 1598. Santa Fe was established in 1608 and Albuquerque was founded in 1706. New Mexico, or parts of it, has been ruled by or been a part of these countries and states: Spain, Mexico, Texas, France, and the United States.

Here are a few more fun facts about New Mexico:

New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. During the Second World War, the first atomic bomb was developed at Los Alamos and was tested at the Trinity Site at White Sands Proving Grounds.
Agricultural products include hay, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, and chilies. Industries in New Mexico are petroleum and coal products, electric equipment, printing and publishing, food processing, glass, stone, and clay products, and tourism.
Miscellaneous facts include the largest cities of Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, and Roswell. Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the US at 7000 feet in elevation. The October hot air balloon festival in Albuquerque is the largest in the world. The village of Hatch is said to be the "Green Chile Capital of the World."

The first facts concerning the symbols of New Mexico are about the flag.

Yellow and red are the colors of Spain so New Mexico’s flag is yellow with a red Zia symbol in the middle from the Zia Pueblo.
The symbol is a representation of the sun with four rays pointing in four directions. These symbolize the four directions, the four seasons, the four parts of the day: morning, noon, evening, and night, and the four stages of life: child, youth, adult, and old age.

Here are some of the other symbols of New Mexico:

So, now you know lots of fun facts about New Mexico.