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Angel Fire New Mexico Map

Explore Angel Fire, 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 Angel Fire, New Mexico

How to Use This Angel Fire, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Angel Fire, 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 Angel Fire.

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	Angel Fire
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Colfax County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.377971
Longitude	-105.258839
Population	1,192
Density	16.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	87710
Area Code	575
County Seat	Raton
School District	Cimarron Public Schools

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About Angel Fire, New Mexico

Angel Fire is a locality in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,192. The population density is 16.0 people per km². Angel Fire is located at 36.3780°N, 105.2588°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Angel Fire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 87710.

Angel Fire occupies a high-altitude basin where the air thins into a crisp, crystalline clarity that sharpens the edges of every Ponderosa pine. It lies 52.3 miles east-northeast of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 58°T), and is situated 16.0 miles east of Taos. Cieneguilla Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the valley floor, its waters reflecting the vast, cerulean sky that defines this elevated landscape. To the west, the rugged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rises against the horizon, anchoring the visual field with their deep, violet shadows. Nearby, the dense, verdant expanse of Carson National Forest offers a sprawling sanctuary of timber and quiet, while the terrain transitions into the starker, geologic drama of La Jara Canyon. At dusk, the light shifts to a bruised gold, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended over the grasses before the temperature drops with the suddenness of a closing door.

Angel Fire persists as a place where the economy finds its pulse in the seasonal rhythm of the land, shifting from the quietude of the thaw to the brisk activity of the winter months. Enthusiasts gather to navigate the slopes of the Angel Food Ski Trail, finding a communal purpose in the descent that contrasts with the stillness found near the shores of Valle Largo. The character of the locale is composed of overlapping layers—Hispano, Anglo, and the enduring echoes of ancestral roots—that manifest in the architecture of low-slung, earthen-toned structures. Life here moves according to the demands of the climate and the harvest, a deliberate pace that favors the observant. It is a region where the isolation of the high desert provides a rare, undistracted perspective on the passage of the seasons, turning the mundane act of daily survival into a measured, contemplative practice.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 224° SW · 1.4M acres
D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 335° NW
Old Cartwright Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 093° E
Colin Neblett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 016° N
Eagle Nest Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 358° N
Eagle Nest Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 358° N
Cimarron Canyon State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 011° N
B-24 Wing (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 078° E
Eagle Nest Marker (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 358° N
Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 000° N
Palisades Sill (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 028° NE
Wheeler Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 mi, 338° N · 19k acres
Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 276° W
Taos Art Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 277° W
Aurora (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Magpie Taos (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Revolt Gallery (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 278° W
Taos Inn Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Kit Carson House Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Kit Carson Historic Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Governor Bent House Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 277° W
Bent House Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 277° W
Padre Antonio Jose Martinez (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 277° W
Storyteller 7 Mitchell Theaters (Cinema) — 18.2 mi, 271° W
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 mi, 335° NW · 45k acres
Carson Other (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 004° N · 101k acres
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 24.9 mi, 261° W · 311k acres
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.7 mi, 276° W · 19k acres
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 32.2 mi, 211° SW · 6,823 acres
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.6 mi, 165° S · 8,460 acres

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