Raton
Sign in to savecity in and county seat of Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Colfax
- Total
- 7.96 sq mi (20.62 km )
- Land
- 7.96 sq mi (20.62 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,559 ft (1,999 m)
- Density
- 760/sq mi (293/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-07:00 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-06:00 ( MDT )
- Fips code
- 35-62060
- Website
- ratonnm .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Raton (/rəˈtoʊn/ rə-TONE) is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico, United States. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico–Colorado border and 85 miles west of Oklahoma. At the 2020 census, its population was 6,041.
History