Rio Hondo
The Rio Hondo is a river in northern New Mexico. A left tributary of the Rio Grande, it flows approximately 20 miles from its headwaters high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Wheeler Peak and the Taos Ski Valley to its discharge in the Rio Grande Gorge just west of the community of Arroyo Hondo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Taos County, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “Hondo River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arroyo Hondo and Cañoncito.
Arroyo Hondo
Hamlet
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Arroyo Hondo is a census-designated place in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 474.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is 10 miles north-northwest of Taos. Cañoncito is situated 1½ miles east of Rio Hondo.
Valdez
Hamlet
Valdez is an unincorporated community located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States situated along the Rio Hondo. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 230, 8.8 miles north of Taos. Valdez is situated 4 miles east of Rio Hondo.
Rio Hondo
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Rio Hondo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rio Hondo”
- Cebuano: “Rio Hondo (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, New Mexico, Taos County)”
- Cebuano: “Rio Hondo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريو هوندو”
- German: “Rio Hondo”
- Slovenian: “Rio Hondo”
- Venetian: “Rio Hondo”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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