Borrego Pass New Mexico Map

About Borrego Pass, New Mexico

Borrego Pass is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Borrego Pass is located at 35.5664°N, 108.0165°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87323.

Borrego Pass reveals itself through a vast, high-altitude expanse where the earth is painted in muted ochres and sun-bleached grays. It lies 41.6 miles east of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 86°T), and is situated 11.0 miles southeast of Crownpoint. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant silhouette of Don Andres Hill, which marks the edge of the sky like a low, slumbering creature. Beneath the thin, sharp air, the land drains toward the modest path of Cañada Marcelina, a waterway that waits for the seasonal rains to give it purpose. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of every stone and scrub brush, while the nearby reach of Long Canyon offers a deeper silence, a place where the wind moves through the dry grass with a persistent, dry rustle.

Borrego Pass serves as a quiet witness to the intersection of ancient cultural legacies and the slow, deliberate pace of the high desert. Life here is defined by the seasons and the austere requirements of the land, with the economy tethered to the rhythms of ranching and the stewardship of the open range. Travelers seeking the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a landscape that preserves the rugged integrity of the region. Though the quiet waters of Casamero Lake lie a short distance away, the spirit of the place remains anchored in the dust and the enduring patience of those who have made Borrego Pass their home amidst the vast, unyielding plains.

About This Borrego Pass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Borrego Pass, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.566444, -108.016484. 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 Borrego Pass includes the ZIP code (87323), telephone area code (505), county seat of McKinley County (Gallup), and school district assignment (Gallup-McKinley County Schools).

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.