El Berrendo, Chihuahua
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El Berrendo is a town in the Mexican
state of Chihuahua, located in Janos Municipality, directly across the U.S. border from Antelope Wells, New Mexico
. According to the Population Census and Housing of 2010 from INEGI, there was only 1 inhabitant.
Geographically, it is found in the middle of the Chihuahua Desert. Its altitude is 1,420 meters (4,659 ft) above sea level.
It is the smallest border crossing on the entire US-Mexico Border. There is a Point of Entry on the U.S. side only, open 7 days a week from 8 AM to 4 PM to non-commercial traffic only.
Its name is the Spanish word for the hooved mammal typical of the region, the pronghorn
, which is a kind of antelope, the origin for its neighboring settlement, Antelope Wells.
El Berrendo can be reached from a road in Janos off of Federal Highway 2, which itself comes about 15 km to the south. On the American side, it is reached by New Mexico State Route 81, which connects Antelope Wells to Interstate 10
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Chihuahua, located in Janos Municipality, directly across the U.S. border from Antelope Wells, New Mexico
Antelope Wells, New Mexico
Antelope Wells is a small unincorporated community in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located along the Mexico – United States border, in the New Mexico Bootheel region, located across the border from the small settlement of El Berrendo, Chihuahua, Mexico. Despite its...
. According to the Population Census and Housing of 2010 from INEGI, there was only 1 inhabitant.
Geographically, it is found in the middle of the Chihuahua Desert. Its altitude is 1,420 meters (4,659 ft) above sea level.
It is the smallest border crossing on the entire US-Mexico Border. There is a Point of Entry on the U.S. side only, open 7 days a week from 8 AM to 4 PM to non-commercial traffic only.
Its name is the Spanish word for the hooved mammal typical of the region, the pronghorn
Pronghorn
The pronghorn is a species of artiodactyl mammal endemic to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope, as it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and...
, which is a kind of antelope, the origin for its neighboring settlement, Antelope Wells.
El Berrendo can be reached from a road in Janos off of Federal Highway 2, which itself comes about 15 km to the south. On the American side, it is reached by New Mexico State Route 81, which connects Antelope Wells to Interstate 10
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...
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External links
- El Berrendo, Chihuahua, is at coordinates 31°19′54"N 108°31′55"W