Blue Arizona Map

About Blue, Arizona

Blue is a locality in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Blue is located at 33.6101°N, 109.1067°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85922.

Blue stretches along the banks of the Blue River, where the water carves a persistent, winding path through the rugged terrain of Steeped Canyon. It lies 61.3 miles southeast of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 127°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north-northeast of Greenlee. The landscape surrounding Blue is defined by the stark, vertical ambition of the earth, as the land rises toward the silhouette of Telephone Ridge against the horizon. High-altitude sunlight hits the canyon walls with a clarity that strips away pretense, revealing layers of stone that shift from ochre to deep violet as the shadows lengthen. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Dry Lakes mirrors the vast, cloudless sky, while the expansive Blue Range Primitive Area (National) offers a profound, untamed silence that permeates the air, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.

History in Blue remains etched into the isolation of the landscape, where the early settlers found a rugged independence that persists in the quiet resilience of the residents today. The local economy stays tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the seasonal rhythms of the surrounding Apache National Forest and the modest agricultural efforts that thrive in the river’s reach. Those who seek the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Sycamore Trail, a path that invites a slower, more deliberate engagement with the wilderness. Life in Blue follows the cadence of the seasons, a place where the primary currency is the undisturbed quiet of the canyons and the enduring, stoic character of a life lived far from the noise of the crowded plains.

About This Blue Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blue, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.610055, -109.10674. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Blue includes the ZIP code (85922), telephone area code (928), county seat of Greenlee County (Clifton), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.