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Welcome to Ojo Caliente ...

Ojo Caliente is located in Cibola County<1>.

Ojo Caliente is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ojo Caliente is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Ojo Caliente 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 Caliente: 505

Communities Also Named Ojo Caliente ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ojo Caliente: This one is located in Cibola County and the other is located in Taos County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ojo Caliente.

Communities near Ojo Caliente ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Ojo Caliente.

  • Zuni Pueblo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Black Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Fence Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanderwagen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Allentown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Allentown is located in Apache County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Houck
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lupton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ramah
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ojo Caliente. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ojo Caliente.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ojo Caliente ...

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

Footnotes ...

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