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Alma New Mexico Map

Explore Alma, New Mexico, 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 Alma, New Mexico

How to Use This Alma, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alma, New Mexico. 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 New Mexico 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 Alma.

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	Alma
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Catron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	33.384508
Longitude	-108.894402
Population	47
Density	5.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88039
Area Code	575
County Seat	Reserve
School District	Reserve Independent Schools

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About Alma, New Mexico

Alma is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 5.6 people per km². Alma is located at 33.3845°N, 108.8944°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88039.

Alma emerges from the high desert landscape where the steady, cool flow of Mineral Creek carves a path through the earth, grounding the surrounding terrain in a quiet, perennial moisture. It lies 59.7 miles northeast of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 54°T), and is situated 23.9 miles east-northeast of Greenlee. The environment here is defined by the rugged architecture of Vigil Canyon, which opens up into a vast, sun-drenched expanse where the air feels thin and sharp against the skin. To the west, the distant profile of Racetrack Mesa rises against the horizon, its silhouette acting as a silent sentinel over the scrub and stone. Within the Gila National Forest, the light at dusk settles into a deep, bruised purple, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the valley floor and transform the dry grasses into a shimmering, golden brushstroke.

History in Alma reflects the persistent labor of those who sought fortune in the earth, leaving behind the remnants of mining prospects that once hummed with the ambition of a frontier economy. Today, the pace of life remains slow, dictated more by the seasonal shift of the sun and the needs of the land than by the frantic demands of the modern world. Residents often look toward the nearby Glenwood Ranger District for stewardship of the wilder spaces, or travel toward The Catwalk National Recreation Trail to traverse the iron walkways that cling to the canyon walls. Alma maintains a character forged by the blending of cultures and a deep, unspoken respect for the harsh, beautiful geology that dictates the survival of everything that takes root in this region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gila National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 2.7M acres
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 196° S
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.6 mi, 108° E · 560k acres
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 081° E
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 340° N · 1.8M acres
Blue Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 337° NW · 29k acres
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 275° W · 180k acres
Lower San Francisco Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.2 mi, 177° S · 7,142 acres
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 165° S
Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.7 mi, 199° S · 20k acres
Graves (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 162° S
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 26.2 mi, 212° SW
Castle Creek Watersheds Research Area. Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 324° NW · 2,792 acres
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 35.5 mi, 105° E
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 36.9 mi, 106° E · 1,148 acres
Grudging Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 37.1 mi, 106° E
Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 37.6 mi, 062° NE
Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook (Viewpoint) — 44.2 mi, 114° SE
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 54.2 mi, 324° NW
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 54.7 mi, 139° SE
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 54.8 mi, 140° SE
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 54.8 mi, 140° SE
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 54.8 mi, 140° SE
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 140° SE
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 55.0 mi, 139° SE
Light Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 55.0 mi, 140° SE
Bowden Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 55.0 mi, 140° SE
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 61.5 mi, 232° SW

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