title: La Madera, Sandoval County, New Mexico
text: # La Madera, Sandoval County, New Mexico
  
  La Madera is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
  
  The CDP is in the southeast corner of the county, bordered to the south by Paa-Ko and Edgewood, both in Bernalillo County. The community sits at the eastern base of the Sandia Mountains, which rise to the west 4 miles (6 km) to the summit of Sandia Crest, elevation 10,678 feet (3,255 m).
  
  ## Education
  
  It is in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, which operates Bernalillo High School.
  
  