Cedar Hill New Mexico Map

About Cedar Hill, New Mexico

Cedar Hill is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,130. The population density is 46.4 people per km². Cedar Hill is located at 36.9460°N, 107.8835°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87711, 87410.

Cedar Hill anchors itself firmly within the rugged, high-desert expanse where the Animas River carves a persistent path through the arid earth. It lies 23.2 miles northeast of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 51°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Aztec. The terrain defines itself through the deep, geological incisions of Cox Canyon, which cradles the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. While the jagged silhouette of the San Juan Mountains remains a distant, snow-dusted promise on the far horizon, the immediate ground is dominated by scrub and the quiet persistence of juniper. Light descends here with a singular, sharp clarity, turning the dry grasses to the color of pale straw as the sun begins its slide toward the west, casting long, lean shadows across the parched floor of the basin.

Economic life in Cedar Hill follows the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, shaped by the proximity of the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern and the life-giving flow of the nearby water. The quietude of the surrounding desert contrasts with the steady, industrious work of those who manage the local resources and stewardship of the environment. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the proximity of Holmberg Lake, which acts as a still, reflective eye in the midst of the sun-baked plains. Residents observe the seasonal shifts with a keen eye, watching the migration of birds and the subtle color changes in the vegetation, finding a grounded sense of purpose in a place where the horizon stretches wide and the air remains thin and crisp against the skin.

About This Cedar Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Hill, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.946037, -107.883474. 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 Cedar Hill includes the ZIP code (87711, 87410), telephone area code (575, 505), county seat of San Juan County (Aztec), and school district assignment (Aztec Municipal 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.