Welcome to El Duende ...

El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

El Duende is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of El Duende is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near El Duende ...

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

• Espanola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanola
  • Espanola is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Espanola <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Espanola
  • From El Duende to Espanola
• Estaca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaca
  • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Estaca
  • From El Duende to Estaca
• La Villita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villita
  • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Villita
  • From El Duende to La Villita
• Los Luceros
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Luceros
  • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Luceros
  • From El Duende to Los Luceros
• Santa Cruz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Cruz
  • From El Duende to Santa Cruz
• Santo Nino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
  • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santo Nino
  • From El Duende to Santo Nino
• Medanales
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medanales
  • Medanales is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medanales <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Medanales
  • From El Duende to Medanales
• Sombrillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sombrillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
  • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
• Cuartelez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuartelez
  • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cuartelez
  • From El Duende to Cuartelez
• Santa Clara Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
  • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County

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 Duende. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Duende.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Duende. 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 Duende.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Duende ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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