Which New Mexico landscape inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's Black Place paintings?

Georgia O'Keeffe's Black Place paintings were inspired by The Black Place in New Mexico.

The Black Place is a dark, rugged landscape in northwestern New Mexico, near the route between Abiquiú and Ghost Ranch. O'Keeffe visited and painted the area repeatedly, responding to its black hills, eroded forms, and dramatic contrast with the surrounding pale desert.

Her paintings of the site are often identified by titles such as Black Place I and Black Place II. They belong to the New Mexico body of work that made bones, cliffs, adobe buildings, and broad horizons recurring subjects in her art.

The Black Place is not the same location as Ghost Ranch, although the two are closely associated with O'Keeffe's New Mexico years. The landscape's name describes its dark volcanic rock and stark appearance rather than a single building or town.