Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Santa Fe County is in north-central New Mexico and includes the state capital, Santa Fe. Its terrain extends from the Rio Grande valley in the northwest to the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Santa Fe Baldy rises above the county’s northeastern high country, where streams drain toward the Rio Grande. Parts of the Santa Fe National Forest lie within the county. Pueblo communities and Spanish colonial settlement form important layers of the area’s history.