| Official Name: | Lyden, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
| Pushpin Label: | Lyden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rio Arriba |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 250 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 111.51 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6172 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1517°N -106.0006°W |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584150 |
Lyden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 245 as of the 2010 census.[2] The community is located on the west bank of the Rio Grande. It was formerly known as "El Bosque." A post office operated in Lyden between 1902 and 1957.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all land.[2]
It is in Española Public Schools.[4] The comprehensive public high school is Española Valley High School.