El Berrendo is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located in

Janos Municipality Janos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. states of Arizona & New Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total populat ...

, directly across the U.S. border from

Antelope Wells, New Mexico __NOTOC__ Antelope Wells is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located along the Mexico-United States border, in the New Mexico Bootheel ...

. According to the Population Census and Housing of 2010 from

INEGI The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in es, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Sta ...

, there was only 1 inhabitant.2010 census tables: INEGI
Geographically, it is found in the middle of the

Chihuahua Desert Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state ** Chihuahua Mu ...

. Its altitude is 1,420 meters (4,659 ft) above sea level. It is the smallest border crossing on the entire US-Mexico Border. There is a Point of Entry on the U.S. side only, open 7 days a week from 8 AM to 4 PM to non-commercial traffic only. Its name is the Spanish word for the hooved mammal typical of the region, the

pronghorn The pronghorn (, ) (''Antilocapra americana'') is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American a ...

, which is a kind of antelope, the origin for its neighboring settlement, Antelope Wells. El Berrendo can be reached from Federal Highway 2, via a 12 km road, which was paved for most of its length as of 2017. On the American side, it is reached by New Mexico State Route 81, which connects Antelope Wells to Interstate 10.

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* El Berrendo, Chihuahua, is at coordinates * {{cite news , author=Stephanie Innes , title=Quiet N.M. road leads to least-used legal crossing , url=http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/quiet-n-m-road-leads-to-least-used-legal-crossing/article_8e0a0e33-0fc1-5945-92d7-cb1e1de28d5b.html , work= Arizona Daily Star , date=September 20, 2006 , accessdate=2014-06-02 Chihuahuan Desert Populated places in Chihuahua (state)