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Chamisal New Mexico Map

Explore Chamisal, 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 Chamisal, New Mexico

How to Use This Chamisal, New Mexico Map

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

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	Chamisal
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Taos County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.172542
Longitude	-105.745963
Population	255
Density	60.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87521
Area Code	505
County Seat	Taos
School District	Peñasco Independent Schools

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About Chamisal, New Mexico

Chamisal is a locality in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 255. The population density is 60.0 people per km². Chamisal is located at 36.1725°N, 105.7460°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87521.

Chamisal emerges from the high, arid landscape where the sharp, clear light of the Southwest defines every crease in the earth. It lies 22.6 miles east-northeast of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 58°T), and is situated 19.0 miles south-southwest of Taos. Chamisal sits within the rugged embrace of Carson National Forest, where the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed needles hangs heavy in the thin, crisp air. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains loom against the horizon, providing a constant, silent sentinel over the terrain. Nearby, the banks of Chamisal Creek cut a narrow, verdant vein through the soil, offering a vital reprieve from the surrounding expanse of sagebrush and scrub oak. Not far beyond the immediate ridges, the deep, shadowed contours of Picuris Canyon serve as a reminder of the tectonic patience that formed this basin, grounding the observer in a world of stark, quiet geological permanence.

Chamisal carries the weight of centuries in its sun-bleached adobe walls, reflecting a heritage defined by enduring agricultural traditions and a resilient, localized economy. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the seasonal shifts of the high desert, where descendants of early settlers still maintain small plots of land that mirror the historic patterns of the region. While the modern world remains distant, the proximity to the historic route of El Camino Real links the locality to a broader narrative of migration and trade that once defined the northern frontier. Life in Chamisal moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, allowing the daily routines of its inhabitants to remain tethered to the land and the changing cycles of the harvest. Whether tending to the soil or observing the long, violet shadows that stretch across the ground at dusk, the people of Chamisal exist in a state of quiet harmony with an environment that demands both respect and profound adaptability.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Copper Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.6 mi, 292° W
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 180° S · 1.4M acres
Picuris Pueblo Museum Center (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 046° NE
Lauriano Cordova Memorial Musuem (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
Laureano Cordova Mill Historic Site (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 073° E
Lower Gorge Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.1 mi, 339° N
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.2 mi, 323° NW · 19k acres
Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 340° N
Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 7.9 mi, 348° N · 311k acres
Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 282° W
U S Hill (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 073° E
Petaca Point (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 351° N
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 10.9 mi, 182° S · 1.5M acres
Pecos Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 178° S · 222k acres
Fort Burgwin (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.7 mi, 053° NE
Classical Gas Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 282° W
Castillo Gallery (Gallery) — 13.2 mi, 209° SW
Public Water Reserve No. 65, S.O. Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 343° N · 119 acres
Harwood (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 030° NE
Oratorio de San Buenaventura Historic Site (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 221° SW
Descanso (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 224° SW
Fun Studio (Gallery) — 16.7 mi, 032° NE
Pecos, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 144° SE · 6,823 acres
Storyteller 7 Mitchell Theaters (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 031° NE
Taos Plaza (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 030° NE
Veteran's Memorial 1985 (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 030° NE
Kit Carson Historic Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 031° NE
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 022° N · 45k acres
Coyote Creek State Park (State Park) — 27.9 mi, 102° E
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 32.9 mi, 230° SW · 34k acres

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