Editing Bayard, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
It is located in east-central Grant County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.45|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bayard city, New Mexico |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3506270 |access-date=December 23, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city is in the valley of Whitewater Creek, a seasonal south-flowing tributary of the [[Mimbres River]].

[[U.S. Route 180]] passes through Bayard as Tom Foy Boulevard and Central Avenue, leading northwest {{convert|2|mi|0}} to [[Santa Clara, New Mexico|Santa Clara]] and {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], and south {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Deming, New Mexico|Deming]] and [[Interstate 10 in New Mexico|Interstate 10]]. [[New Mexico State Road 356]] leads northeast from Bayard {{convert|5|mi|0}} up the Whitewater Creek valley to [[Hanover, New Mexico|Hanover]].

Bayard is located in the southern foothills of the Pinos Altos Range and [[Mogollon Mountains]] in the southwestern portion of New Mexico and situated east of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] at an elevation of approximately {{convert|5800|ft}}. [[Gila National Forest]] lies north from here. A semi-arid desert of predominantly grasses and [[yucca]] is in Bayard's southern portion.