Defiance, NM
October 16, 2023
There is not much to Defiance. There is no sign and it's hard to find. I'm not sure I have ever found it, although I have asked the locals where it is. They all seem to know, but have a hard time telling it to me.
The 1950 Kirk Douglas movie Ace in the Hole was filmed in this area.
Westbound
Manuelito
from Defiance:
From Defiance, follow Hwy 118 and go right at a Y - Cross under I-40 staying on Hwy 118, and follow it to Manuelito
Eastbound
Gallup
from Defiance:
From Defiance, follow Hwy 118 to Hwy 118/Bus 40 in Gallup
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