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Welcome to La Cuesta ...

La Cuesta is located in Bernalillo County<1>.

La Cuesta is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of La Cuesta is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for La Cuesta: 505

Communities near La Cuesta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Cuesta.

  • Albuquerque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rio Rancho
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bernalillo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Corrales
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Edgewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bosque Farms
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Peralta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tijeras
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandia Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Cuesta ...

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

Footnotes ...

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