Welcome to Valle Escondido ...
Valle Escondido is located in Taos County<1>.
Valle Escondido is 8,500 feet [2,591 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Valle Escondido is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Valle Escondido lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Valle Escondido: 575
Communities Also Named Valle Escondido ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Valle Escondido - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valle Escondido.
Communities near Valle Escondido ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valle Escondido.
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angel Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <3>
- Taos Ski Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
- Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <3>
- Shady Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taos Pueblo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
- Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
- Canon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- El Prado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ranchito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Valle Escondido. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valle Escondido.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valle Escondido. 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 Valle Escondido.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valle Escondido. See our Newspapers Page for Valle Escondido.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valle Escondido ...
Looking for more information about Valle Escondido? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Valle Escondido, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valle Escondido.
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 Valle Escondido - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |