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Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
Holy Ghost
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°45′36″N 105°41′33″W / 35.76000°N 105.69250°W / 35.76000; -105.69250
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Miguel
Elevation7,966 ft (2,428 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID907043

Holy Ghost is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

The settlement is located within the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Santa Fe.

The United States Forest Service translated the area's Spanish name, Espiritu Santo (Holy Spirit), and applied it to a campground, summer home area and creek located there.

The Forest Service describes the Holy Ghost Campground as "situated in a beautiful steep canyon right along Holy Ghost Creek".

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Ghost, New Mexico
  2. "Domestic Geographic Name Proposal". U.S. Geological Survey. January 13, 1965.
  3. "Holy Ghost Campground". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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