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Del Muerto Arizona Map

Explore Del Muerto, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Del Muerto, Arizona

How to Use This Del Muerto, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Del Muerto, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Del Muerto.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Del Muerto
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Apache County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.184726
Longitude	-109.442883
Population	258
Density	100.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	86503
Area Code	928
County Seat	St. Johns
School District	Chinle Unified District

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About Del Muerto, Arizona

Del Muerto is a locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 100.6 people per km². Del Muerto is located at 36.1847°N, 109.4429°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 86503.

Del Muerto claims a stark, serrated horizon where the high desert floor fractures into the deep, ochre shadows of Far Spiral Canyon. It lies 60.0 miles northwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 319°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-northeast of Chinle. Standing Rock commands the view two miles to the north, a monolithic sentinel that catches the first violet light of dawn before the heat begins its slow, rhythmic ascent through the scrub brush and sage. The air here remains thin and dry, carrying the faint, metallic scent of sun-baked shale and dormant dust. Five miles away, the intermittent flow of Sheep Dip Creek carves a vein through the arid expanse, providing a fragile, seasonal reprieve that sustains the local flora. Visitors often navigate the rugged terrain by way of the Crack in Rock Trail, which winds through the geological creases toward the expansive, protected vistas of Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

Del Muerto maintains a quiet, deliberate pace defined by the enduring presence of Navajo culture and the legacy of ancestral habitation. The regional economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of sheepherding and small-scale agriculture that persists despite the scarcity of water. Many Farms Lake, thirteen miles distant, serves as a vital hydrological anchor for the surrounding agricultural efforts, offering a rare expanse of open water that mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked Arizona sky. Life in Del Muerto adheres to the seasonal pulses of the earth, where the arrival of monsoon thunderheads provides the only true respite from the persistent, brilliant glare. There is a profound, meditative stillness here, a quality of silence that seems to accumulate in the canyons and linger long after the sun dips below the jagged, western rim.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Standing Cow Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 145° SE
Antelope House Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 184° S
Antelope House Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 178° S
Spider Rock (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 136° SE
Hope Arch (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 275° W
Snake Bridge (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 056° NE
Cleopatra Needle (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 121° SE
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 191° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 41.2 mi, 148° SE
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 42.0 mi, 150° SE
Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 309° NW
Hogan (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 309° NW
Sweat Lodge (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 309° NW
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 59.7 mi, 156° SE
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 60.0 mi, 139° SE
Chief Manulieto Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 60.0 mi, 139° SE
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 61.8 mi, 137° SE
Thunderbird Mesa (Monument) — 62.4 mi, 326° NW
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 63.8 mi, 052° NE
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 65.3 mi, 171° S
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 66.3 mi, 084° E · 48k acres
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 69.4 mi, 136° SE · 1.6M acres
San Juan River #5 (Wild & Scenic River) — 70.9 mi, 340° N · 1,876 acres
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 71.4 mi, 191° S · 53k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 71.4 mi, 191° S · 148k acres
Bears Ears National Monument (National Monument) — 71.6 mi, 348° N · 1.8M acres
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 75.5 mi, 338° N · 1.2M acres
Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument (National Monument) — 76.2 mi, 017° N · 183k acres
Road Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 77.2 mi, 348° N · 52k acres
Grand Gulch Instant Study Area Complex Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 79.8 mi, 339° N · 105k acres

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