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Cedar Crest New Mexico Map

Explore Cedar Crest, 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 Cedar Crest, New Mexico

How to Use This Cedar Crest, New Mexico Map

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

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	Cedar Crest
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Bernalillo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.114724
Longitude	-106.380083
Population	933
Density	115.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87008
Area Code	505
County Seat	Albuquerque
School District	Albuquerque Public Schools

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About Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Cedar Crest is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 933. The population density is 115.3 people per km². Cedar Crest is located at 35.1147°N, 106.3801°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87008.

Cedar Crest unfolds across the high-altitude terrain where the Arroyo San Antonio cuts a quiet, seasonal path through the earth, marking the transition from the arid plains toward the elevation of the Sandia Mountains. It lies 14.9 miles east-southeast of North Valley, NM (from North Valley, NM: bearing 108°T), and is situated 8.2 miles southeast of Sandia Heights. The air here remains thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry earth and the resinous prickle of ponderosa pines that define the nearby Sandia Ranger District. To the west, the landscape drops into the deep, shadow-filled contours of Lorenzo Canyon, while the Ojito de San Antonio provides a local sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through juniper branches. As dusk approaches, the light across Cedar Crest shifts into a bruised violet, catching the jagged edges of the surrounding ridges and grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

History within Cedar Crest exists in the quiet layers of cultural exchange, where the influence of past homesteaders and travelers lingers in the sturdy, low-slung architecture that favors thick walls and deep shade. The local economy relies on a blend of small-scale commerce and the rhythms of residents who commute toward the urban centers, yet the pace remains defined by the seasonal necessity of the high desert. Hikers often find their way to the Faulty Trail, tracing paths that have been worn into the soil by decades of passage, while those seeking the presence of water must look seventeen miles away to the Mescalero Reservoir. The character of Cedar Crest is found in this deliberate isolation, a place where the necessity of self-reliance has cultivated a community that watches the slow, golden transformation of the landscape with a steady, observant eye.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 271° W · 1.6M acres
Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.4 mi, 271° W · 38k acres
Ojito de San Antonio (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 181° S
Guiterrez Canyon (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 070° E
Carlito Springs (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 201° S
Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 020° N
Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 182° S
Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 190° S
Luis Garcia (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 194° S
Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 190° S
San Antonito (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 035° NE
Flat Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 249° W
Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 011° N
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 303° NW
Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 303° NW
Old Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 314° NW
TWA Flight 260 (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 328° NW
Pa-ako ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 032° NE
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 313° NW
RIM-2 Terrier (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 249° W
LTV A-7 Corsair (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 249° W
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 249° W
Weems Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 283° W
Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 10.5 mi, 106° E
Bernalillo Watershed, Plo 1882 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 337° NW · 2,412 acres
Bernalillo Watershed Addition, Plo 3839 10/4/1965 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 341° N · 1,700 acres
Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 18.4 mi, 285° W · 2,949 acres
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 241° SW · 1,142 acres
Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.9 mi, 183° S · 37k acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 016° N · 1.5M acres

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