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Gila Hot Springs New Mexico Map

Explore Gila Hot Springs, 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 Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico

How to Use This Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gila Hot Springs, 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 Gila Hot Springs.

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	Gila Hot Springs
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Grant County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	33.195902
Longitude	-108.206993
Population	35
Density	8.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	88049
Area Code	575
County Seat	Silver City
School District	Silver City Consolidated Schools

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About Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico

Gila Hot Springs is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 35. The population density is 8.2 people per km². Gila Hot Springs is located at 33.1959°N, 108.2070°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88049.

Gila Hot Springs emerges from the rugged terrain where the persistent flow of the West Fork Gila River carves its path through the earth. It lies 69.2 miles north-northwest of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 338°T), and is situated 29.7 miles north of Silver City. The land surrounding Gila Hot Springs is defined by the steep, rocky inclines of Picket Corral Canyon, which draw long, indigo shadows as the sun retreats behind the distant silhouette of Alum Mountain. Within the Gila National Forest, the air carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine needles warmed by a relentless high-desert sun, while the ground underfoot remains brittle and dry. This landscape possesses a stark, unyielding clarity; here, the light at dusk does not merely fade but seems to thicken, turning the dust of the valley floor into a fine, shimmering gold that clings to the scrub brush and basalt outcrops.

Human presence in Gila Hot Springs has long been dictated by the geothermal waters that rise from deep within the crust, offering a quiet respite from the surrounding expanse of the Wilderness Ranger District. The local economy remains tethered to this natural bounty and the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors who seek access to the nearby Black Canyon Trail. Historical layers of occupation remain visible in the way the architecture adapts to the contours of the canyon, reflecting a quiet resilience that has persisted through cycles of prospecting and ranching. Life in Gila Hot Springs moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the river, where the primary labor involves maintaining the balance between the demands of the modern traveler and the preservation of a solitary, ancient wilderness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.2 mi, 271° W · 560k acres
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 271° W · 2.7M acres
Gila River Streamside Zone West, Middle & East Fork, Plo 4643 Streamside Zone Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 360° N · 284 acres
Heart Bar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 310° NW
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 2.3 mi, 314° NW · 1,148 acres
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 310° NW
Grudging Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 304° NW
Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 175° S
Aldo Leopold Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 070° E · 204k acres
Ben Lilly Memorial (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 186° S
Bear Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.7 mi, 222° SW
Public Water Reserve No. 50 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 243° SW · 210 acres
Bear Canyon Lake (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 150° SE
Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 25.4 mi, 359° N
Otto Huechling House Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 151° SE
Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 151° SE
Continental Divide Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.6 mi, 004° N · 74k acres
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 188° S
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 29.1 mi, 188° S
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 189° S
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 189° S
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 189° S
Graves (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 260° W
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 36.0 mi, 269° W
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 292° W
Black Range Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 117° SE
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 43.8 mi, 052° NE · 1.6M acres
Hamilton Military Museum (Museum) — 54.7 mi, 095° E
The Center Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 55.3 mi, 094° E
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 69.5 mi, 130° SE · 574k acres

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