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Cloudcroft New Mexico Map

Explore Cloudcroft, 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 Cloudcroft, New Mexico

How to Use This Cloudcroft, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.95219
Longitude	-105.732436
Population	750
Density	177.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	88317
Area Code	575
County Seat	Alamogordo
School District	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

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About Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Cloudcroft is a locality in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 750. The population density is 177.0 people per km². Cloudcroft is located at 32.9522°N, 105.7324°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Cloudcroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 88317.

Cloudcroft emerges from the high, thinning air of the Sacramento Mountains, a collection of timbered structures clinging to the steep, pine-dusted slopes. It lies 13.2 miles east-northeast of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 72°T), and is situated 17.9 miles east-southeast of Tularosa. The landscape here is defined by the sharp verticality of Mexican Canyon and the hushed, shadowed corridors of the Lincoln National Forest, where the scent of resin and dry needles hangs heavy in the afternoon light. Sunlight strikes the jagged ridges with a clarity that renders every trunk and stone distinct, turning the vast, rugged expanse into a study of deep greens and earthen browns. A traveler following the Osha Trail finds the ground littered with the quiet debris of the seasons, while the nearby Fresnal Creek carves a persistent, liquid path through the lower reaches of the terrain.

Cloudcroft owes its character to the iron rails that once climbed these heights to transport lumber and health-seekers alike, leaving behind a legacy of rustic architecture and mountain-grown resilience. The local economy persists through the rhythm of seasonal visitors and the stewardship of the surrounding timberlands, maintaining a quiet autonomy far above the sun-scorched plains. Life in Cloudcroft moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the high country, where the community remains tethered to the cycles of the Sacramento Ranger District and the enduring influence of the surrounding woodland. Winters bring a profound, muffling silence to the streets, and the evenings hold a cooling intensity that reminds those who stay of the sheer, uplifted elevation of their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 091° E · 1.1M acres
Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 333° NW
Cloudcroft Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 0.6 mi, 360° N
Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 303° NW
Haynes Canyon Vista (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 229° SW
High Rolls Tunnel (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 267° W
Sacramento Peak Observatory Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 10.9 mi, 202° S
The Alamogordo "A" (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 251° W
New Mexico Museum of Space History (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 259° W
Grave of Ham the Astrochimp (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 259° W
Juan Jose Gutierrez House Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 278° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.3 mi, 279° W
Antarctic Telescope (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 204° SW
Sacramento Escarpment Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.7 mi, 239° SW
Alamogordo Founders Park (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 255° W
Casper Baca Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 14.8 mi, 353° N
Samson Miller Memorial Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 14.8 mi, 354° N
Sacramento Columbarium (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 139° SE
Oliver Lee State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 217° SW
Avis School (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 136° SE
Culp Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.2 mi, 184° S · 11k acres
White Sands National Park (National Park) — 25.0 mi, 257° W · 148k acres
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 26.1 mi, 010° N
Ruidoso River Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 006° N
Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 017° N
White Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.6 mi, 351° N · 47k acres
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 34.2 mi, 013° N
Fort Stanton - Snowy River National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 34.3 mi, 016° N · 28k acres
Capitan Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 48.3 mi, 019° N · 36k acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 59.6 mi, 233° SW · 574k acres

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