La Puente, New Mexico

La Puente, New Mexico
La Puente
Coordinates: 36°42′00″N 106°36′03″W / 36.70000°N 106.60083°W / 36.70000; -106.60083
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyRio Arriba
Elevation
7,264 ft (2,214 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87551
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899709

La Puente is an unincorporated community along the Rio Chama in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is roughly 55 miles (89 km) north-northwest of Española and about 20 miles (32 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico border.