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Welcome to Canada de los Alamos ...

Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County<1>.

Canada de los Alamos is 7,560 feet [2,304 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Canada de los Alamos is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Canada de los Alamos lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canada de los Alamos: 505

Communities near Canada de los Alamos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canada de los Alamos.

  • Santa Fe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <3>
  • Seton Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Seton Village is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Village
  • Glorieta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Lamy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Agua Fria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tesuque
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Galisteo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Canada de los Alamos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canada de los Alamos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canada de los Alamos. 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 Canada de los Alamos.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canada de los Alamos. See our Newspapers Page for Canada de los Alamos.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canada de los Alamos ...

Looking for more information about Canada de los Alamos? 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 Canada de los Alamos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canada de los Alamos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Santa Fe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canada de los Alamos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.