Welcome to El Rito ...

El Rito is located in Taos County<1>.

The location of El Rito has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

El Rito is 8,030 feet [2,448 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of El Rito is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: El Rito lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

El Rito lies within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named El Rito ...

While we believe that this El Rito is located in Taos County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named El Rito. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cibola, Rio Arriba and Valencia County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Rito.

Communities near El Rito ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Rito.

• Questa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
  • Questa is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
• Red River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
  • Red River is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <4>
• Taos Ski Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
  • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <4>
• Cerro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
  • Cerro is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro <4>
• Lama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
  • Lama is located in Taos County
• Amalia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
  • Amalia is located in Taos County
• Costilla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
  • Costilla is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costilla <4>
• Garcia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
  • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
• Jaroso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
  • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <4>
• San Cristobal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Cristobal
  • San Cristobal is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Cristobal <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Rito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Rito.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Rito. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Rito.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Rito. See our Newspapers Page for El Rito.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Rito ...

Looking for more information about El Rito? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to El Rito, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Rito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Rito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/