Moquino New Mexico Map
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Interactive Map of Moquino, New Mexico
| City | Moquino |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Cibola County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 35.17254 |
| Longitude | -107.368936 |
| Population | 31 |
| Density | 17.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87014 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Grants |
| School District | Grants-Cibola County Schools |
About Moquino, New Mexico
Moquino is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 17.1 people per km². Moquino is located at 35.1725°N, 107.3689°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87014.Moquino occupies a stark, sun-bleached stretch of high desert where the Rio Moquino carves a thin, vital ribbon through the arid earth. It lies 40.0 miles west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 264°T), and is situated 27.3 miles east of Grants. The landscape is dominated by the persistent presence of Cerro de la Celosa, which looms a single mile away, its rocky silhouette sharpening against the relentless clarity of the New Mexico sky. To the west, the topography drops into the deep, shadow-filled reach of Bibo Canyon, while the horizon remains vast and scrub-dotted, marked by the slow migration of light that turns the dry grasses into shades of copper and pale straw as the afternoon wanes.
Moquino maintains a quiet endurance, reflecting a history built upon the labor of generations who worked this rugged soil in the shadow of the nearby Water Canyon Wildlife Area. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the rhythms of a sparse, high-altitude climate, far removed from the bustle of the distant urban centers. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the seasonal tasks of agriculture and the maintenance of ancestral homesteads that have weathered decades of wind and drought. Though Laguna Grande lies fifteen miles away, the daily experience of the residents is centered on the immediate, dusty reality of the plateau and the essential, life-giving flow of the Rio Moquino that sustains the quietude of the region.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Water Canyon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 269° W
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 006° N
- Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 11.2 mi, 278° W · 1.6M acres
- Phillips 66 Gas Station (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 231° SW
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 110° E
- Acoma Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 214° SW
- El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 255° W · 263k acres
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 081° E
- (little) Snoopy Rock (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 081° E
- Ignacio Chavez Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.4 mi, 359° N · 32k acres
- Mesa Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.0 mi, 080° E
- Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 026° NE
- El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 25.8 mi, 262° W · 109k acres
- Grants Historic Marker (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 264° W
- Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 267° W
- Guadalupe ruins (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 030° NE
- El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.8 mi, 245° SW · 98k acres
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 267° W
- San Rafael Historical marker (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 263° W
- Cebolla Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 227° SW · 62k acres
- Ojito Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 048° NE · 12k acres
- Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 33.4 mi, 095° E · 2,949 acres
- Rio Rancho Premiere (Cinema) — 38.1 mi, 083° E
- Stage 2 (Theatre) — 38.1 mi, 094° E
- Stage 1 (Theatre) — 38.1 mi, 094° E
- American Flag Roof (Public Artwork) — 38.4 mi, 099° E
- Penfield Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 097° E
- Bear Paw Indian Arts and Gallery (Gallery) — 39.9 mi, 097° E
- Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 44.1 mi, 041° NE · 1.5M acres
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.2 mi, 163° S · 456k acres
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About This Moquino Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moquino, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.17254, -107.368936. 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 Moquino includes the ZIP code (87014), telephone area code (505), county seat of Cibola County (Grants), and school district assignment (Grants-Cibola County 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. |
