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Continental Divide New Mexico Map

Explore Continental Divide, 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 Continental Divide, New Mexico

How to Use This Continental Divide, New Mexico Map

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

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	Continental Divide
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	McKinley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.432904
Longitude	-108.33582
Population	187
Density	29.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87312, 87323
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Continental Divide, New Mexico

Continental Divide is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 187. The population density is 29.7 people per km². Continental Divide is located at 35.4329°N, 108.3358°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87312, 87323.

Continental Divide rises as a high-altitude expanse where the earth stretches toward a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 25.1 miles east-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 106°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southwest of Crownpoint. The landscape around Continental Divide is dominated by the austere beauty of arid plains and the jagged, sun-bleached silhouettes of earth, far removed from any moisture save for the modest trickle of the South Fork Puerco River nearby. Mount Powell stands as a solitary sentinel to the west, its presence anchoring the horizon while the subtle shadows of Foster Canyon deepen with the turning of the sun. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the edges of the ponderosa pines and casting a pale, golden glow over the dry scrub that defines the high desert floor.

Continental Divide functions as a quiet passage through a rugged frontier, bearing the weight of a history carved by those who moved across these arid reaches long before modern thoroughfares were paved. Economic activity remains tethered to the rhythm of the road and the sparse, resilient requirements of the land, with the nearby Continental Divide T.C. Other providing a protected sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that thrive in this quiet solitude. Life in Continental Divide moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concern is the endurance of the wind and the preservation of a way of life that values space over density. Residents look toward the distant terrain, acknowledging the quiet influence of the land as it shapes their days, far from the distant waters of Nutria Reservoir Number 2.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 270° W · 1.6M acres
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 200° S · 65 acres
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 111° E
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 107° E
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 130° SE
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 332° NW
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 280° W
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.3 mi, 292° W
Casamero Community Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.5 mi, 092° E
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 298° NW
Church Rock (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 298° NW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 296° NW
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 164° S
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 037° NE
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 288° W
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 286° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 286° W
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 26.7 mi, 180° S · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 31.3 mi, 157° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 31.8 mi, 155° SE · 109k acres
Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 127° SE
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 125° SE
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 33.5 mi, 157° SE · 98k acres
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.5 mi, 161° S · 21k acres
Lava Caves (entry forbidden) (Viewpoint) — 37.1 mi, 150° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 229° SW
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.9 mi, 165° S · 40k acres
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 44.0 mi, 291° W
Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.8 mi, 148° SE · 62k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 75.0 mi, 252° W · 148k acres

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