THE TIERRA AMARILLA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Foothill Shrublands setting.
Tierra Amarilla CDP has 2.69 square miles of land in Rio Arriba 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
Tierra Amarilla and Rio Arriba County
Tierra Amarilla 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.
Tierra Amarilla by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Tierra Amarilla, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower 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, Tierra Amarilla CDP has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Los Ojos CDP (1.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.