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Escudilla Bonita New Mexico Map

Explore Escudilla Bonita, 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 Escudilla Bonita, New Mexico

How to Use This Escudilla Bonita, New Mexico Map

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

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	Escudilla Bonita
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Catron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	34.1122
Longitude	-109.0231
Population	92
Density	2.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87829
Area Code	575
County Seat	Reserve
School District	Quemado Independent Schools

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About Escudilla Bonita, New Mexico

Escudilla Bonita is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 92. The population density is 2.9 people per km². Escudilla Bonita is located at 34.1122°N, 109.0231°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87829.

Escudilla Bonita occupies a high, arid stretch of New Mexico where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the unrelenting pressure of the sun. It lies 53.6 miles east of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 92°T), and is situated 15.4 miles east of Eagar. Coyote Creek carves a narrow, erratic path through the scrubland, its banks marked by the silvered trunks of dead cottonwoods and the persistent, thirsty growth of sage. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Profanity Ridge breaks the flatness of the sky, a distant reminder of the geologic volatility that shaped these plains. Three miles to the north, the waters of Cout Lake hold the reflection of the clouds in a stillness so profound it seems to swallow the sound of the wind, while the vast expanse of State Trust Land provides a quiet, protected buffer against the encroachment of the modern world.

Escudilla Bonita carries the weight of a long, sun-bleached history, where the remnants of early homesteads crumble back into the ochre dust of the high desert. The local economy persists in a slow, cyclical rhythm defined by the cattle drives and the small-scale grazing that has sustained families through generations of drought and plenty. Beyond the reach of the main roads, the landscape opens into the wide, shallow depression of Cow Springs Draw, where the earth retains a subterranean moisture that keeps the grass resilient even in the dry months. Life here is measured by the changing intensity of the light as it shifts across the plains, casting long, bruised shadows that deepen as evening approaches and the temperature drops with the suddenness of a closing door.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 270° W
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 230° SW · 1.8M acres
State Border sign (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 340° N
Escudilla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 205° SW · 5,158 acres
Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 248° W
EC Bar Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 233° SW
Mesita Blanca Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.6 mi, 027° NE · 19k acres
Madonna of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 276° W
Cerro Pomo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.2 mi, 029° NE
Eagle Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.5 mi, 041° NE · 44k acres
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 18.5 mi, 127° SE · 2.7M acres
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 255° W
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 29.3 mi, 196° S · 180k acres
Blue Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.7 mi, 170° S · 29k acres
Naegle Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 41.2 mi, 276° W
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 165° S
Bat Cave (Historic Ruins) — 52.1 mi, 116° SE
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 52.2 mi, 172° S
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 56.4 mi, 275° W
Lightning Field (Attraction) — 59.5 mi, 061° NE
Adair Amphitheater (Theatre) — 60.7 mi, 281° W
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 65.1 mi, 330° NW · 148k acres
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 65.1 mi, 170° S
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 66.6 mi, 008° N
Agate House (Attraction) — 67.6 mi, 315° NW
Long Logs (Attraction) — 67.6 mi, 316° NW
Crystal Forest Gift Shop (Attraction) — 68.2 mi, 314° NW
Graves (Monument) — 70.7 mi, 169° S

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