Los Cerrillos New Mexico Map
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Los Cerrillos, Santa Fe County.
Interactive Map of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
| City | Los Cerrillos |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Santa Fe |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.43752 |
| Longitude | -106.124591 |
| Population | 241 |
| Density | 13.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Los Cerrillos is a locality in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 13.2 people per km². Los Cerrillos is located at 35.4375°N, 106.1246°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87010.
Los Cerrillos lies under a sky that stretches, immense and often a startling, pure blue, above a landscape of rugged arroyos and rolling hills. It lies 20.2 miles south-south-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 211°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of La Cienega. The earth here is a palette of ochre and rust, dusted with the muted greens of sagebrush and the spiky tenacity of yucca. Sunlight, when it falls, has a particular quality, a dry, clear intensity that sharpens the edges of the horizon and casts long, dancing shadows as the day matures. The air itself carries a subtle scent of dust and dry grass, a breath of the high desert that seems to settle deep within the lungs, lending a quiet stillness to the very act of breathing. This place, Los Cerrillos, holds within its dry soil the echoes of a more boisterous past, a time when prospectors and miners sought their fortunes in the surrounding hills. Though the boom times of turquoise and silver have long since receded, a ghost of that industry lingers in the weathered adobe buildings and the names of forgotten claims. Today, the economy of Los Cerrillos is a slower, more artisanal affair, drawing visitors to its galleries and studios where local artists interpret the unique light and spirit of the region. The pace of life is unhurried, marked by the slow crawl of pickup trucks and the friendly nods exchanged between residents, a quiet continuity against the vast, indifferent beauty of the New Mexico landscape.
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About This Los Cerrillos Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Los Cerrillos and Santa Fe County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Los Cerrillos is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Los Cerrillos is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
