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Apache Creek New Mexico Map

Explore Apache Creek, 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 Apache Creek, New Mexico

How to Use This Apache Creek, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Apache Creek, 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 Apache Creek.

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

Latitude	33.860337
Longitude	-108.615044
Population	64
Density	3.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87830, 87820
Area Code	575
County Seat	Reserve
School District	Reserve Independent Schools

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About Apache Creek, New Mexico

Apache Creek is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 3.0 people per km². Apache Creek is located at 33.8603°N, 108.6150°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87830, 87820.

Apache Creek carves a winding path through the high, arid landscape of the Gila National Forest, its waters feeding the parched earth of First Apache Canyon. It lies 79.4 miles east-southeast of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 105°T), and is situated 55.8 miles northeast of Greenlee. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the edges of the ponderosa pines and the tawny, sun-bleached grasses that carpet the floor of the canyon. To the west, the rugged silhouette of Jon S Mountain looms against the horizon, its slopes shifting from bruised purple to burnt copper as the sun retreats. The terrain is defined by this quiet intersection of woodland and canyon, where the stillness is punctuated only by the intermittent, rhythmic flow of the water and the occasional rustle of shadows shifting across the dry, rocky soil.

History lingers in the quietude of Apache Creek, a place shaped by generations of those who found sustenance in the rugged isolation of the Gila National Forest. The local economy remains tethered to the land, leaning on the traditional rhythms of ranching and the stewardship of the surrounding timberlands, while the nearby Quemado Ranger District oversees the delicate balance of this wilder territory. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, where the cultural echoes of the region—the blending of centuries-old traditions—are felt in the simple, stoic endurance of the homesteads. It is a landscape where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold upon the valley floor, illuminating a life defined not by speed, but by the raw, unadorned character of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gila National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 2.7M acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 358° N · 1.8M acres
Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.3 mi, 126° SE
Continental Divide Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.8 mi, 112° E · 74k acres
Blue Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 227° SW · 29k acres
Bat Cave (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 104° E
Horse Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 25.4 mi, 068° E
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 30.0 mi, 236° SW · 180k acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 30.2 mi, 305° NW
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.7 mi, 175° S · 560k acres
Eagle Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 30.7 mi, 341° N · 44k acres
State Border sign (Viewpoint) — 32.6 mi, 311° NW
Castle Creek Watersheds Research Area. Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 33.5 mi, 253° W · 2,792 acres
Mogollon Theater (Theatre) — 33.6 mi, 198° S
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 38.1 mi, 206° SW
Madonna of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 42.8 mi, 296° NW
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 46.0 mi, 157° SE
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 48.4 mi, 195° S
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 283° W
Graves (Monument) — 53.0 mi, 191° S
Lightning Field (Attraction) — 54.1 mi, 032° NE
Very Large Array (Attraction) — 59.1 mi, 075° E
Hangin' Tree (Attraction) — 64.8 mi, 124° SE
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 68.8 mi, 028° NE · 109k acres
Bear Canyon Lake (Attraction) — 76.4 mi, 152° SE
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 77.2 mi, 166° S
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 77.3 mi, 166° S
Silver CIty Museum (Museum) — 77.8 mi, 165° S

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