Crystal, New Mexico
| Crystal, New Mexico | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Crystal, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 36°02′49″N 108°57′48″W / 36.046852°N 108.96338°WCoordinates: 36°02′49″N 108°57′48″W / 36.046852°N 108.96338°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | San Juan, McKinley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,523 ft (2,293 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 311 |
| • Density | 78.9/sq mi (30.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 87328 |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-19080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0902227 |
Crystal (Navajo: Tóniłtsʼílí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley and San Juan counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is located at the western end of the Narbona Pass.
The McKinley County portion of Crystal is part of the Gallup Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the San Juan County portion is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), of which 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.45%) is water.
The first known trader in the Washington Pass was Romulo Martinez, a Spanish-American from Fort Defiance, in 1873. The names of other traders are recorded for the following years, but they seem all to have been temporary, trading from tents in the summer season. In 1896 John Bradford Moore arrived, an Irishman from Sheridan, Wyoming. He bought the trading site, then cut timber in the mountains and hauled it down to build a log trading post, which he stocked with supplies carted from the rail head in Gallup. He named his post at the western mouth of the Narbona Pass the Crystal Trading Post. During the winter months, he employed Navajo weavers to make rugs. Moore ensured that the wool and the weaving was good quality, and created designs of his own, quickly gaining a reputation as a source of good quality rugs.
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