THE CHINLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chinle Valley and Mesas setting.
Chinle CDP has 16.3 square miles of land in Apache County. Its Census reference point is in Chinle Valley and Mesas, within Arizona/New Mexico Plateau.
Plains and mesa tops alternate with steep tableland edges in this transition between deserts, grasslands and forested mountains. Local relief changes sharply even within the broader plateau setting.
Regional context: Arizona/New Mexico Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chinle and Apache County
Chinle is associated with Apache County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chinle by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Chinle, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Apache County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chinle CDP has 13.7 times the land area of nearby Del Muerto CDP (1.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

