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Eagle Nest New Mexico Map

Explore Eagle Nest, 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 Eagle Nest, New Mexico

How to Use This Eagle Nest, New Mexico Map

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

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.

CityEagle Nest
StateNew Mexico (NM)
CountyColfax County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude36.546987
Longitude-105.260701
Population315
Density27.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code87718
Area Code575
County SeatRaton
School DistrictCimarron Public Schools

About Eagle Nest, New Mexico

Eagle Nest is a locality in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 315. The population density is 27.1 people per km². Eagle Nest is located at 36.5470°N, 105.2607°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Eagle Nest is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 87718.

Eagle Nest commands a high-altitude plateau where the thin, crystalline air sharpens the edges of the horizon and clarifies the very quality of light. It lies 59.9 miles northeast of Española, NM (from Española, NM: bearing 49°T), and is situated 20.0 miles east-northeast of Taos. Willow Creek traverses the landscape with a rhythmic persistence, its cool waters carving a path through the sagebrush and grasses before eventually feeding the vast, mirror-still expanse of Eagle Nest Lake. To the distant east, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rises against the sky, their presence a constant, silent sentinel over the basin. The terrain here is defined by the stark, open grandeur of the high desert, where the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed pine needles drifts upon the wind, and the expansive sky shifts from a piercing, brilliant azure to the bruised purples and golds of a mountain dusk.

Eagle Nest preserves the quiet endurance of a settlement forged by the intersection of ranching traditions and the rugged demands of the high country. Occupying the lands directly adjacent to the expansive grounds of Eagle Nest Lake State Park, the local economy revolves around the seasonal rhythms of outdoor recreation and the stewardship of the land. History lingers in the surrounding terrain, from the rugged slopes of the Questa Ranger District to the hidden paths of the Lost Lake Trail and the deep, geological character of Anniseta Gulch. Daily life in Eagle Nest moves at a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the shifting requirements of the climate and the enduring legacy of the diverse cultures that have long navigated these high-elevation plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Eagle Nest Lake State Park (State Park) — locality lies within
  • Eagle Nest Lake (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 209° SW
  • Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 021° N
  • Eagle Nest Marker (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 325° NW
  • Colin Neblett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 134° SE
  • Cimarron Canyon State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 111° E
  • Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 281° W · 1.4M acres
  • Wheeler Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.0 mi, 281° W · 19k acres
  • Palisades Sill (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 096° E
  • French Henry Mill (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 034° NE
  • D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 194° S
  • Carson Other (National Forest) — 8.1 mi, 009° N · 101k acres
  • Elliott Barker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 046° NE
  • Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 304° NW · 45k acres
  • Stern Post Office (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 052° NE
  • Little Red School House (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 325° NW
  • B-24 Wing (Viewpoint) — 14.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Salto Del Agua Waterfall (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 266° W
  • Fine Art New Mexico LLC (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 263° W
  • The Wonders of Discovery (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 110° E
  • Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 110° E
  • Welcome Wagon (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 109° E
  • Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 097° E
  • Taos Art Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 241° SW
  • Revolt Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 241° SW
  • Magpie Taos (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 241° SW
  • Kit Carson Historic Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 241° SW
  • Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 22.4 mi, 297° NW · 311k acres
  • Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.3 mi, 294° NW · 19k acres
  • Rio Grande, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.3 mi, 294° NW · 1,241 acres

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About This Eagle Nest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.546987, -105.260701. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Eagle Nest includes the ZIP code (87718), telephone area code (575), county seat of Colfax County (Raton), and school district assignment (Cimarron Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.