Maxwell New Mexico Map
Explore Maxwell, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Maxwell, New Mexico
| City | Maxwell |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Colfax County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 36.540032 |
| Longitude | -104.543323 |
| Population | 224 |
| Density | 182.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 87728 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| County Seat | Raton |
| School District | Maxwell Municipal Schools |
About Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell is a locality in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 182.5 people per km². Maxwell is located at 36.5400°N, 104.5433°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Maxwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 87728.Maxwell sits upon the high, arid plains where the Canadian River carves a shallow, sun-bleached path through the earth. It lies 75.6 miles north-northeast of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 30°T), and is situated 25.8 miles south-southwest of Raton. The horizon is wide and indifferent, dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that catch the fading light in bruised purples and golds. Only a mile away, the still water of Number Twenty Lake reflects the vast, cloud-streaked canopy of the sky, grounding the landscape in a quiet, stagnant silver. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, sharp enough to define the edges of the dry grasses and the weathered fence lines that mark the boundaries of a sparse, open territory.
Maxwell remains a place defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of agriculture and the persistent endurance of the high desert. Local life circles around the rhythms of the Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, where the arrival of migratory birds marks the turning of the year more reliably than any calendar. The economy is tethered to the soil and the grazing livestock that move across the plains, echoing a history of settlement that relied on the hard-won water of the river basin. Even as the modern world edges closer, the character of the land remains austere and unyielding, a space where the silence of the plains is interrupted only by the wind moving through the sage or the sudden, frantic wings of waterfowl rising from the marsh.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 323° NW · 5,926 acres
- Old Colfax County Courhouse (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 193° S
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 264° W
- Welcome Wagon (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 256° W
- Covered Wagon (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 256° W
- The Wonders of Discovery (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 256° W
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 255° W
- Base Camp View (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 257° W
- Rayado (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 241° SW
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 241° SW
- Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 24.8 mi, 149° SE · 137k acres
- Sugarite Canyon State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 018° N
- Carson Other (National Forest) — 30.2 mi, 300° NW · 101k acres
- Stern Post Office (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 284° W
- Colin Neblett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 31.7 mi, 269° W
- Cimarron Canyon State Park (State Park) — 32.2 mi, 272° W
- Ponil Park (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 297° NW
- Capulin Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 35.0 mi, 062° NE · 791 acres
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 272° W
- Folsom Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 059° NE
- Carson National Forest (National Forest) — 43.6 mi, 253° W · 1.4M acres
- Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 002° N
- Wheeler Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.8 mi, 272° W · 19k acres
- Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 47.3 mi, 281° W · 45k acres
- Little Red School House (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 284° W
- Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.5 mi, 209° SW · 8,460 acres
- Fine Art New Mexico LLC (Gallery) — 57.1 mi, 269° W
- Taos Art Museum (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 261° W
- Revolt Gallery (Gallery) — 57.8 mi, 261° W
- Río Grande Del Norte National Monument (National Monument) — 60.8 mi, 284° W · 311k acres
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About This Maxwell Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maxwell, New Mexico. Coordinates: 36.540032, -104.543323. 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 Maxwell includes the ZIP code (87728), telephone area code (575), county seat of Colfax County (Raton), and school district assignment (Maxwell Municipal Schools).
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 generated | August 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. |
