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Valmora
Valmora is located in New Mexico
Valmora
Valmora
Location in New Mexico
Valmora is located in the United States
Valmora
Valmora
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Mora
Elevation
6,358 ft (1,938 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87750
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 899980

Valmora is a former unincorporated community located in Mora County, New Mexico, United States, located along New Mexico State Road 97, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) east-northeast of Watrous. State Road 446, the shortest state road in New Mexico at .25 miles (0.40 km), links the community to State Road 97.

Since 2017, it has been the site of a privately owned holistic retreat center.

History

The name "Valmora" is a manufactured word, meaning "in the valley of the Mora river." It was founded in 1916 as a community serving a tuberculosis sanitarium, long since closed. Because of this, however, in 1995 Valmora was added to the registry of National Historic Places.

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