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Brazos New Mexico Map

Explore Brazos, 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 Brazos, New Mexico

How to Use This Brazos, New Mexico Map

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

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	Brazos
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Rio Arriba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.751403
Longitude	-106.561424
Population	31
Density	55.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87551
Area Code	505
County Seat	Tierra Amarilla
School District	Chama Valley Independent Schools

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About Brazos, New Mexico

Brazos is a locality in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 55.2 people per km². Brazos is located at 36.7514°N, 106.5614°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87551.

Brazos remains defined by the rhythmic pulse of Brazos Creek, which carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the high-altitude terrain. It lies 58.9 miles north-northwest of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 333°T), and is situated 30.6 miles southwest of Cañon. The air here holds a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the cool draft that descends from the distant San Juan Mountains on the horizon. To the north, the landscape shifts into rugged, timbered heights, while the immediate surroundings are dominated by the stark, weathered textures of the high desert. Five miles away, the deep, shadowed recesses of Cañonizaria Canyon draw the eye toward an ancient, geological silence, a place where the light at dusk settles in heavy, bruised purples against the scrub and stone.

Brazos sustains a quiet, enduring character shaped by the intersection of Hispano and Anglo legacies, where the pace of daily life follows the seasonal cycles of the land rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance that values resilience and the patient tending of small plots and livestock. Those who wander four miles to the boundary of Heron Lake State Park find a quiet respite, though the true weight of the region lies in the stillness of the open country and the proximity of Heron Reservoir. In the late afternoon, the sun catches the dust of the valley, illuminating a landscape that has demanded much from its inhabitants, yet offers in return a profound, unadorned solitude.

Nearby Outdoor Places

T D Buras Store Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
George Becker House Bunk House and Barn Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
Casados House Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
TA Marker (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 177° S
Heron Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 250° W
Rio Chama Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 210° SW
El Vado Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 232° SW
Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 349° N
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 145° SE · 1.4M acres
Rio Chama National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.8 mi, 216° SW · 9,568 acres
Cruces Basin Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 046° NE · 19k acres
Brazos Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.6 mi, 043° NE
Rio Chama Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.4 mi, 204° SW · 11k acres
Rio Grande National Forest (National Forest) — 17.4 mi, 016° N · 1.8M acres
Rio Chama, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.0 mi, 208° SW · 4,212 acres
Chama River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 193° S · 47k acres
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 27.1 mi, 058° NE · 311k acres
Aldo Leopold House (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 102° E
Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 102° E
Time Capsule (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 168° S
Davy Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 097° E
Pink Flamingo (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 160° S
John Bosehard Tribal & Traditional Arts (Gallery) — 39.9 mi, 160° S
Georgia O'keefe museum and home (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 160° S
1625 Gallery Cacahuate Local Art (Gallery) — 40.0 mi, 160° S
Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 170° S
Posi Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 42.0 mi, 138° SE
Pagosa Springs History Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 326° NW
Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 50.5 mi, 138° SE

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