THE EL DUENDE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
North Central New Mexico Valleys and Mesas setting.
El Duende CDP has 1.47 square miles of land in Rio Arriba County. Its Census reference point is in North Central New Mexico Valleys 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
El Duende and Rio Arriba County
El Duende is associated with Rio Arriba 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.
El Duende by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within El Duende, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Rio Arriba County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, El Duende CDP has 86.6% of the land area of nearby Hernandez CDP (1.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.