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Middle Frisco New Mexico Map

Explore Middle Frisco, 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 Middle Frisco, New Mexico

How to Use This Middle Frisco, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Middle Frisco, 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 Middle Frisco.

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

Latitude	33.6949
Longitude	-108.7639
Population	51
Density	36.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87830
Area Code	575
County Seat	Reserve
School District	Reserve Independent Schools

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About Middle Frisco, New Mexico

Middle Frisco is a locality in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 36.1 people per km². Middle Frisco is located at 33.6949°N, 108.7639°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87830.

Middle Frisco stretches across a high, sun-bleached plateau where the San Francisco River carves a persistent path through the arid earth. It lies 75.3 miles east-southeast of Pinetop Lakeside, AZ (from Pinetop Lakeside, AZ: bearing 114°T), and is situated 43.4 miles northeast of Greenlee. The landscape surrounding Middle Frisco is defined by a raw, tectonic stillness, punctuated by the looming silhouette of Higgins Mountain three miles to the east. To the west, the land deepens into the shadows of Magdalena Canyon, where the air holds a sharper, metallic clarity as the sun dips behind the horizon. This terrain is part of the vast Gila National Forest, a place where the ponderosa pines stand as silent witnesses to the shifting light that turns the dry grasses into ribbons of molten copper during the final hour of the day.

History clings to the dust here, echoing the long-standing layers of Pueblo, Hispano, and Anglo influence that shaped this corner of the high desert. Life in Middle Frisco moves with the slow, deliberate tempo of a place tethered to the seasons and the unpredictable flow of the river, which remains the primary artery for local agriculture. While the economy has evolved from the early days of frontier settlement, the spirit of the region remains tied to the land, far removed from the clamor of modern industry. Those who venture through this landscape might find themselves drawn toward the rugged beauty of the Apache Peak Trail, eight miles away, or simply observing the quiet resilience of a life lived beneath the immense, cloud-streaked canopy of the New Mexico sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 334° NW · 2.7M acres
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 6.0 mi, 317° NW · 1.8M acres
Blue Range Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 242° SW · 29k acres
Blue Range Primitive Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 252° W · 180k acres
Mogollon Theater (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 185° S
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 mi, 173° S · 560k acres
Castle Creek Watersheds Research Area. Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 270° W · 2,792 acres
Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 199° S
Pelona Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 25.8 mi, 092° E
Continental Divide Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 29.7 mi, 089° E · 74k acres
Bat Cave (Historic Ruins) — 32.2 mi, 080° E
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 32.4 mi, 329° NW
Lower San Francisco Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.4 mi, 192° S · 7,142 acres
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 186° S
State Border sign (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 334° NW
Cerro Pomo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 40.5 mi, 358° N
Graves (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 182° S
Cliff Dwelling (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 139° SE
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 42.2 mi, 139° SE · 1,148 acres
Madonna of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 42.5 mi, 316° NW
Butterfly Lodge Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 300° NW
Hangin' Tree (Attraction) — 67.1 mi, 111° E
Lightning Field (Attraction) — 68.3 mi, 033° NE
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 68.9 mi, 156° SE
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 69.2 mi, 156° SE
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 69.2 mi, 156° SE
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 69.3 mi, 156° SE
White Mountain Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 78.5 mi, 295° NW

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