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Welcome to El Padro ...

El Padro is located in Taos County<1>.

El Padro is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Padro is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for El Padro: 575

Communities near El Padro ...

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

  • Questa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Angel Fire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Nest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Taos Ski Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Taos Pueblo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
  • Arroyo Seco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ranchos de Taos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Talpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Talpa is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Shady Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Valdez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Padro ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Taos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Padro - 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.