Pie Town: New Mexico - Observatory
Pie Town straddles the Continental Divide in western New Mexico, and its position on U.S. Route 60 has long made this small settlement a stop on cross-state journeys. Just outside the community, the Pie Town station is one of ten 25-metre antennas in the Very Long Baseline Array, a radio-astronomy network operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Working with stations from Hawaiʻi to the U.S. Virgin Islands, the array combines signals to study the universe at extremely fine angular resolution. Pie Town’s local identity is also tied to baking: its annual Pie Festival celebrates the food that gave the community its memorable name. Open grassland and low wooded uplands surround the installation.
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Pie Town sits on high country near the Continental Divide in western New Mexico, United States, where open grassland and piñon-juniper country shape the horizon. This unincorporated community in Catron County is a recognised stop on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, bringing long-distance hikers through a settlement better known for roadside hospitality than urban bustle. Its unusual name recalls pie-selling businesses established in the 1920s, while the annual Pie Festival keeps that local tradition in public view. U.S. Route 60 remains Pie Town’s main link across this sparsely settled part of the state. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of western New Mexico connects regionally.
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