THE PICURIS PUEBLO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Foothill Shrublands setting.
Picuris Pueblo CDP has 0.46 square miles of land in Taos County. Its Census reference point is in Foothill Shrublands, within Southern Rockies.
Steep mountains rise through distinct vegetation bands, from lower grass and shrub country to conifers and alpine terrain. Elevation is a defining difference across Southern Rocky Mountain landscapes.
Regional context: Southern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Picuris Pueblo and Taos County
Picuris Pueblo is associated with Taos 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.
Picuris Pueblo by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Picuris Pueblo, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Taos County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Picuris Pueblo CDP has 43.4% of the land area of nearby Rio Lucio CDP (1.05 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.