Cedar Hill New Mexico Map

About Cedar Hill, New Mexico

Cedar Hill is a locality in San Miguel 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 rises from the high desert floor where the Pecos River carves a persistent, life-giving ribbon through the arid earth. It lies 24.3 miles south of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 186°T), and is situated 48.6 miles southeast of Santa Fe. This landscape is defined by the deep, silent geometry of Cañon de la Mina, a basin that holds the heat of the day and exhales a cool, cedar-scented clarity once the sun dips low. To the distant horizon, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains stand as jagged, violet silhouettes against a sky so vast it seems to press the very breath from the lungs. The local geography is further marked by the quiet presence of Empedrado Tank, a small, reflective body of water that mirrors the shifting ochre and burnt-sienna hues of the surrounding plains.

Cedar Hill maintains a character forged by the overlapping influences of generations who have worked this rugged soil, from those who first navigated the basin to the settlers who understood the necessity of the Santa Fe National Forest for timber and shelter. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in a slow, deliberate cadence dictated by the seasonal requirements of agriculture and the maintenance of the livestock that graze the brush-strewn flats. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle transition of light across the landscape and the steady, reliable pull of the riverbed. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way the dust settles on the sagebrush and the way the inhabitants acknowledge the immense, open space that surrounds them, a quiet testament to a life lived in direct contact with the elements.

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 Miguel County (Las Vegas), 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.