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Dirty Drawers Canyon

Coordinates: 32°51′30.35″N 105°46′53.94″W / 32.8584306°N 105.7816500°W / 32.8584306; -105.7816500
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Dirty Drawers Canyon
Dirty Drawers Canyon is located in New Mexico
Dirty Drawers Canyon
Dirty Drawers Canyon
Location in south-central New Mexico
Geography
LocationOtero County, New Mexico U.S.
Coordinates32°51′30.35″N 105°46′53.94″W / 32.8584306°N 105.7816500°W / 32.8584306; -105.7816500
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Dirty Drawers Canyon [elevation: 9,035 feet (2,754 m)] is a valley in Otero County, New Mexico, in the United States.[1]

According to local history, Dirty Drawers Canyon was named for a woman whose personal hygiene was in question, like her reputation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dirty Drawers Canyon
  2. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson (1 January 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.