Ghost Ranch became a home and major artistic subject for Georgia O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe first visited the area in northern New Mexico in 1934 and began spending extended periods there. She rented a house at Ghost Ranch in 1936 and later acquired a home in the nearby village of Abiquiú. The region's cliffs, mesas, bones, and open skies became central subjects in her work.
Ghost Ranch is in Rio Arriba County, about 60 miles north of Santa Fe. O'Keeffe often painted a distinctive cliff formation known as Cerro Pedernal, which she described as her private mountain. Its repeated appearance is one reason New Mexico landscapes are so strongly identified with her.
Taos and White Sands are also famous New Mexico locations, but they are not the answer to this question. O'Keeffe visited and painted many places, yet Ghost Ranch was especially important as a long-term residence and source of imagery.