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Welcome to Ojo Amarillo ...

Ojo Amarillo is located in San Juan County<1>.

Ojo Amarillo is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ojo Amarillo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Ojo Amarillo and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Ojo Amarillo: 505

Communities near Ojo Amarillo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ojo Amarillo.

  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nenahnezad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nenahnezad is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenahnezad
  • Napi HQ
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
  • Flora Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiprock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • La Plata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Huerfano
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
  • Aztec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aztec is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <3>
  • Blanco
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojo Amarillo ...

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

Footnotes ...

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