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Zuzax, New Mexico
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zuzax is an unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It lies on NM 333 (former US 66), about eleven miles (18 km) east of Albuquerque. It is now largely an area of subdivisions. An exit for Zuzax exists on nearby I-40.
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History
The name was coined by entrepreneur Herman Adams, who opened a curio shop in the area around 1956 and named it so that it would be the final entry in phone books.[1] There was also a short chairlift ride which ascended a small hill behind the store.[citation needed]
Geography
Zuzax is just to the west of the Sandia Mountain Range and the Cibola National Forest, located in the forested foothills.[2] Zuzax is at an elevation of 6,585 feet (2,007 meters).[3]
Education
Zuzax is zoned within the Albuquerque Public Schools District [4]
See also
- Zzyzx, California, another American community with an unusual invented name
References
External links
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