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Crouch Mesa New Mexico Map

Explore Crouch Mesa, 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 Crouch Mesa, New Mexico

How to Use This Crouch Mesa, New Mexico Map

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

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	Crouch Mesa
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	San Juan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.74804
Longitude	-108.085278
Population	5,257
Density	98.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87401
Area Code	505
County Seat	Aztec
School District	Farmington Municipal Schools

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About Crouch Mesa, New Mexico

Crouch Mesa is a locality in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,257. The population density is 98.2 people per km². Crouch Mesa is located at 36.7480°N, 108.0853°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87401.

Crouch Mesa rises from the high desert floor as a broad, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the San Juan Mountains. It lies 7.6 miles east of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 86°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west-northwest of Bloomfield. The earth here is composed of stubborn clay and shale, cut deeply by the dry, winding veins of Gallegos Canyon and the seasonal path of Hargis Arroyo. Sparse scrub brush clings to the arid soil, enduring a climate defined by intense, clarifying light that bleaches the color from the rocks by noon and turns the shadows into deep, cooling indigo by dusk. To the north, the terrain slopes gently toward the waters of Lake Farmington, providing a rare gathering point for the winged life that navigates these vast, quiet corridors of brush and stone.

Crouch Mesa maintains a landscape shaped by the persistence of industry and the quiet labor of those who work the gas fields and the surrounding dry plains. The historical layers of the region are felt in the transition from traditional land use to the modern infrastructure that supports the local economy, keeping the pace of life measured and deliberate. Just a few miles away, the River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a segment of the riparian environment, protecting the fragile balance of the high desert against the encroachment of the surrounding development. Residents of Crouch Mesa move through their days under an immense, unblinking sky, finding a rugged beauty in the way the wind shifts the dust across the mesa top, reminding those who live here that the land remains the final authority on how a life is lived.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lamp & Light (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 195° S
Saddleback Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 332° NW
River Tracts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.6 mi, 165° S
Lions Wilderness Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 303° NW
Animas River Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 262° W
Henderson Performance Hall (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 288° W
Henderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 287° W
Planetarium/West Classrooms (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 288° W
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 280° W
US HW 550 end (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 115° SE
American Hotel Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 045° NE
Aztec Motor Company Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 045° NE
Engleman-Thomas Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 045° NE
Fred Bunker House Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 045° NE
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Monument) — 7.3 mi, 035° NE · 265 acres
Among the Waters River Park and Trail (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 254° W
Lehmer Lookout (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 253° W
Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 294° NW
UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon" (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 056° NE
San Juan Fishing Easement (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 080° E
Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 333° NW
Navajo Lake State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 080° E
Indian Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 327° NW
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 180° S · 48k acres
Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 35.3 mi, 337° NW · 53k acres
Mesa Verde Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.3 mi, 336° NW · 8,516 acres
Rail Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 017° N
The Gaslight Theater (Cinema) — 37.7 mi, 017° N
San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 37.8 mi, 018° N · 1.9M acres
Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 40.0 mi, 080° E · 1.4M acres

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