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Mimbres New Mexico Map

Explore Mimbres, 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 Mimbres, New Mexico

How to Use This Mimbres, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	32.839225
Longitude	-107.960194
Population	390
Density	43.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	88029, 88049
Area Code	575
County Seat	Silver City
School District	Cobre Consolidated Schools

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About Mimbres, New Mexico

Mimbres is a locality in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 43.2 people per km². Mimbres is located at 32.8392°N, 107.9602°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88029, 88049.

Mimbres emerges from the high desert floor where the Mimbres River carves a persistent green ribbon through the arid earth. It lies 42.6 miles north-northwest of Deming, NM (from Deming, NM: bearing 342°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-northeast of Silver City. The landscape is defined by the deep, rugged architecture of Georgetown Canyon, which opens into wide, sun-bleached plains dominated by the shadow of Hendricks Peak five miles to the horizon. The air here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the late afternoon light and turning the scrub brush and dry grasses into a shimmering, burnt-gold expanse. Just a mile away, the Gila National Forest begins its ascent, offering a sudden transition from the sun-drenched valley to the cool, shadowed groves of pine and juniper.

Mimbres holds a quiet, enduring history grounded in the legacy of the people who cultivated this valley long before the modern era, leaving behind fragments of a culture that understood the value of every drop of water. Agriculture remains the quiet heartbeat of the local economy, where small-scale farming and the seasonal rhythm of the land dictate the pace of daily life. While the Wood Haul Wagon Road Trail lies nine miles away as a reminder of the arduous routes once taken by early settlers, the current pace is marked by the slow, deliberate work of those who tend to the orchards and garden plots. The cultural character of the region is a composite of deep-rooted traditions, where the silence of the high desert encourages a contemplative existence, far from the frantic noise of larger industrial centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mimbres Heritage Cultural Center (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 mi, 323° NW
Mattocks Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 324° NW
Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 316° NW
Otto Huechling House Historic Site (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 316° NW
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 270° W · 2.7M acres
Acklin Store Historic Site (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 110° E
Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 131° SE
Bear Canyon Lake (and Dam) (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 329° NW
Mimbres River Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 335° NW
Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. Other (National Forest) — 10.2 mi, 254° W · 1,521 acres
Aldo Leopold Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.5 mi, 041° NE · 204k acres
Emory Pass Vista (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 067° NE
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 331° NW · 560k acres
City of Rocks- Table Mountain/Faywood Cienega (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 180° S
City Of Rocks State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 181° S
Ben Lilly Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 284° W
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 257° W
Silver CIty Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 256° W
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 257° W
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 257° W
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 257° W
Cookes Range Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 21.6 mi, 145° SE
Cooke's Range Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.3 mi, 145° SE · 20k acres
Black Range Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 076° E
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 30.7 mi, 329° NW · 1,148 acres
Caballo Mountains Historic Marker (Monument) — 38.4 mi, 078° E
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 43.7 mi, 118° SE · 574k acres
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 064° NE
Hamilton Military Museum (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 064° NE
The Center Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 45.6 mi, 064° NE

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