Ortiz (1871, 7,950 feet) was named for Nestor Ortiz, a prominent storekeeper and sheep rancher. This tiny village in a small valley near the Colorado-New Mexico border is proud of its church, a building of white stucco over concrete. A curvilinear parapet rises from corner piers to meet the projecting bell tower at the apex of the gable end. The frame belfry has a pyramidal cap topped by a wooden cross embellished with nails and painted bloodstains. It was made and installed by Benito Archuletta, caretaker of the church since 1956.