Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

Tierra Amarilla is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.

Tierra Amarilla is Spanish for "Yellow Earth". The name refers to clay deposits found in the Chama River Valley and used by Native American peoples.^{: 352–353} Tewa and Navajo toponyms for the area also refer to the yellow clay.^{: 352–353}