Buckhorn New Mexico Map

About Buckhorn, New Mexico

Buckhorn is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 7.1 people per km². Buckhorn is located at 33.0370°N, 108.7084°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88025.

Buckhorn lies in a wide, shallow basin, a place where the sky stretches vast and uninterrupted, and the land rolls out in muted tones of sagebrush and dun-colored grass. It lies 60.9 miles east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 79°T), and is situated 28.8 miles west-north-west of Little Walnut Village. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, hinting at the ancient geology that underpins the landscape. Cattle, stoic and weathered, graze on these arid plains, their forms softened by the perpetual haze that hangs over the horizon, a delicate veil spun from dust and distant heat. The few scattered homesteads are hardy, their fences and structures bleached by sun and wind, standing as stoic testaments to a persistent human presence in this rugged expanse. The character of Buckhorn is deeply rooted in the earth and its bounty, a legacy of the mining that once pulsed through the region, leaving behind whispers of boomtown ambition and forgotten fortunes. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of resilience remains, now channeled into ranching and a quiet self-sufficiency. The economy, modest and unassuming, thrives on the enduring rhythms of livestock and the sparse but vital resources drawn from the surrounding country. This is a place where time seems to move with a different cadence, where the slow arc of the sun across the immense sky dictates the day's unfolding, and the silence is broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the sigh of the wind through the sparse, hardy vegetation.

About This Buckhorn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckhorn, New Mexico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.037013, -108.70839. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Buckhorn and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Buckhorn includes the ZIP code (88025), telephone area code (575), county seat of Grant County (Silver City), and school district assignment (Silver City Consolidated Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Buckhorn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.