Cobre New Mexico Map
Cobre, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cobre, Grant County.
Interactive Map of Cobre, New Mexico
| City | Cobre |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Grant |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 32.780631 |
| Longitude | -108.111987 |
| Density | 49.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Cobre, New Mexico
Cobre is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. The population density is 49.2 people per km². Cobre is located at 32.7806°N, 108.1120°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88023.
Cobre dreams beneath a sky stretched wide, a canvas of faded denim and the occasional smear of bruised twilight. It lies 84.1 miles west-north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 293°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Silver City. The land here is a study in rust and sage, where volcanic cinder cones, softened by millennia, punctuate the horizon like sleeping giants. Jagged mountains, their peaks often dusted with a fleeting white, stand sentinel, their flanks a mosaic of scrub oak and hardy juniper that whispers in the dry wind. The air itself carries a clean, sharp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, metallic tang of something ancient. Down in the washes, the dry creek beds are etched like veins across the landscape, promising water only after the rare, sudden downpours that briefly transform the parched earth into a vibrant, fleeting green. The very bones of Cobre are steeped in the earth’s deep veins, a legacy born of copper and the relentless pursuit of its gleam. This is a place where the rhythm of life has long been dictated by the relentless hum of industry, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore trucks a persistent soundtrack. Generations have made their lives here, their stories woven into the fabric of the mining operations that have shaped not only the terrain but the very character of the community. The economy, once fueled by the rich deposits beneath, now navigates a different course, yet the imprint of that past remains, a quiet strength in the weathered faces and the enduring spirit of Cobre's people. The vast, open skies above Cobre hold a profound silence, broken only by the sigh of the wind and the distant call of a hawk, a constant reminder of the vastness that cradles this resilient place.
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About This Cobre Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Cobre, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cobre and Grant County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cobre is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Cobre is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
