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Cliff New Mexico Map

Explore Cliff, 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 Cliff, New Mexico

How to Use This Cliff, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.962292
Longitude	-108.611165
Population	284
Density	10.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88028
Area Code	575
County Seat	Silver City
School District	Silver City Consolidated Schools

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About Cliff, New Mexico

Cliff is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 284. The population density is 10.7 people per km². Cliff is located at 32.9623°N, 108.6112°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88028.

Cliff emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Duck Creek as it carves through the surrounding expanse. It lies 69.0 miles northwest of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 314°T), and is situated 23.3 miles northwest of Silver City. The landscape is dominated by the prominence of Fort West Hill, which commands the horizon a mile away, its slopes casting long, cooling shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the sun begins its descent. To the west, the rugged topography deepens into Old Maid Canyon, where the terrain shifts from open plains into narrow, rock-strewn corridors. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised gold, illuminating the sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the arid soil.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Cliff, grounding the community in the ancient practice of working the land, with local orchards and fields drawing sustenance from the nearby Upper Gila River Fee. History here is written in the layers of the soil and the enduring architecture of those who settled the valley, creating a cultural rhythm that moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. The economy is inextricably linked to the vitality of the riverbed and the surrounding ranchlands, maintaining a lifestyle that favors self-reliance and a deep, observant connection to the natural cycles. Life in Cliff moves with a steady, unadorned grace, where the daily labor of irrigation and harvest defines the passage of time far more than the frantic ticking of a clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Upper Gila River Fee (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 165° S
Upper Gila River (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 159° S
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 048° NE · 2.7M acres
Bear Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.4 mi, 088° E
Public Water Reserve No. 50 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 028° NE · 210 acres
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 015° N · 560k acres
Graves (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 314° NW
Red Rock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 198° S
Apache Box Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.4 mi, 260° W · 5,989 acres
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 320° NW
Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.7 mi, 268° W · 20k acres
Ben Lilly Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 102° E
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 124° SE
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 124° SE
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 124° SE
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 123° SE
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 124° SE
Light Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 124° SE
Bowden Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 124° SE
Arrastre Interpretive Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 104° E
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 123° SE
The Net (Viewpoint) — 23.6 mi, 127° SE
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 272° W · 1.8M acres
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 26.2 mi, 047° NE · 1,148 acres
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 042° NE
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 340° N
Aldo Leopold Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.2 mi, 077° E · 204k acres
Black Range Museum (Museum) — 60.6 mi, 092° E
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 65.6 mi, 263° W
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 74.4 mi, 221° SW

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