THE OJO CALIENTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
North Central New Mexico Valleys and Mesas setting.
Ojo Caliente CDP has 2.65 square miles of land in Rio Arriba County, Taos 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
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Ojo Caliente intersects 2 county geographies: Rio Arriba County, Taos County. A Ojo Caliente mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Ojo Caliente by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Ojo Caliente, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for New Mexico. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ojo Caliente CDP has 59.6% of the land area of nearby La Madera CDP (4.44 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

