Editing Ramah, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
Ramah is in southwestern McKinley County and is bordered to the east by [[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola County]]. [[New Mexico State Road 53]] passes through Ramah, leading {{convert|11|mi}} to [[El Morro National Monument]] and west {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico|Zuni Pueblo]]. [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], the McKinley [[county seat]], is {{convert|44|mi}} northwest of Ramah by road.

Lying at {{convert|6926|ft}} above sea level, Ramah is considered by some as a high desert, but at higher elevations it includes tall pines, sandstone cliffs, and timber-covered mountains. Much of the lower landscape in the surrounding area is covered with lava flows from the chain of volcanos to the south.<ref name=":0" />

Ramah lies between the [[Zuni Indian Reservation]] to the west, the [[Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation]], and the [[Cibola National Forest]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publiclands.org/explore/quadrant_map.php?plicstate=NM&quad=5 |title=West-Central New Mexico Quadrant Map {{!}} Public Lands Information Center {{!}} Recreation Search |website=www.publiclands.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215092737/http://www.publiclands.org/explore/quadrant_map.php?plicstate=NM&quad=5 |archive-date=2007-12-15}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Ramah CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.3|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town center lies in the valley of Cebolla Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the [[Rio Pescado]], part of the [[Zuni River]] watershed leading southwest to the [[Little Colorado River]] in Arizona. Ramah Reservoir, built on Cebolla Creek, sits just outside the community to the north.