Taos /taʊs/ is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Picuris Pueblo is located about 25 miles (40 km) south. Earthquake activity: Taos-area historical earthquake activity is near New Mexico state average. It is considered a mecca of sorts for those seeking independent, alternative and often anti-government lifestyles. North of Taos is the Turley Mill and Distillery Site and the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. In time, the Taos art colony developed. Other winter activities include hot air ballooning, horseback riding, snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing, ski skating, ice skating, ice fishing and snowmobiling. Taos / t aʊ s / is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.It was founded by Nuevo México Governor Fernando Chacón in 1795, to act as fortified plaza and trading outpost for the neighboring Native American Taos Pueblo (the town's namesake) and Hispano communities, including Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos … Taos Pueblo or Pueblo de Taos is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos - speaking Tiwa Native American tribe of Puebloan people. [33] Just north of Taos is Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet (4,011 m), the highest point in New Mexico. There are two local cable television stations: Taos Local Television Public Access Channel 2[59] and Channel 22. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,716. Taos County, New Mexico is the 15th largest county in New Mexico. Earthship is a particular type of sustainable architecture and design, based around solar power. The Fiestas de Taos is an annual community celebration in the Taos Plaza honoring the feast of the two patron saints of Taos, Santa Ana and Santiago. Another novelist who lived for a while in Taos was Alexander Trocchi. After the Spanish Reconquest of 1692, Taos Pueblo continued armed resistance to the Spanish until 1696, when Governor Diego de Vargas defeated the Indians at Taos Canyon. [21][22][23], The Taos Valley, Rio Grande and Taos mountains provide many opportunities for recreation, such as fly fishing, horseback riding, golfing, hot air ballooning, llama trekking, rafting, and mountain biking. About 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Taos is Taos Pueblo. Among them a historical site called Stage Coach, which used to double as a brothel during the times of the Old West. The Taos area has four ski areas – Taos Ski Valley, Red River ski area, Sipapu (ski area) and Angel Fire ski area. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males. Explanation: 2000 population in the boundaries of 2010. Radio Exitos is the local 24-hour Spanish radio station serving Taos, northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. [52] In 2003 the Regional Transit District Act was enacted, which authorized the creation of Regional Transit Districts (RTD's) in the state of New Mexico; In September, 2004, the North Central Regional RTD was the first RTD to be certified by the New Mexico Transportation Commission. Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, incorporated in 1934. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,716. Those who have heard the Hum usually hear it west of Taos near Tres Orejas. An ongoing low-frequency noise, audible only to some, is thought to originate somewhere near this town and is consequently sometimes known as the Taos Hum. The pueblo, at some places five stories high, is a combination of many individual homes with common walls. When most people hear about Red River New Mexico, they often think about two things: 1) the less crowded but just as awesome resort area near Taos and Angel Fire; and 2) where is Red River New Mexico?You can be forgiven if you thought the latter because in many respects, Red River has been under the radar for a long time, or at least to those not in the know. Nearby Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet (4,011 m), is the highest peak in New Mexico. [38], Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico (UNM) operates a community campus in Taos, with eight affiliated buildings in Taos, such as the UNM Harwood Museum of Art and Taos High School where some classes are held. The town was incorporated on May 7, 1934. [7], During the 1770s, Taos was repeatedly raided by Comanches who lived on the plains of what is now eastern Colorado. [60] See also List of television stations in New Mexico. El Crepusculo de la Libertad was the first Taos newspaper, which began in 1834 with the first printing press west of the Mississippi. New Mexico was a territory of the United States beginning 1850 and became a state in 1912.