Pinedale New Mexico Map

About Pinedale, New Mexico

Pinedale is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 485. The population density is 18.2 people per km². Pinedale is located at 35.6071°N, 108.4257°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87311.

Pinedale occupies a stretch of high, arid earth where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the scrub-brushed plains. It lies 17.4 miles east-northeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 72°T), and is situated 17.4 miles west-southwest of Crownpoint. The landscape finds its definition in the austere silence of the Dutton Plateau seven miles to the west, while the Puerco River carves a shallow, rhythmic pulse through the basin just one mile from the center of Pinedale. To the north, the solitary silhouette of Mesa Butte breaks the flat expanse, acting as a permanent sentinel over the shifting dust and the persistent, pale sunlight that bleaches the color from the sagebrush. Nine miles away, the vast, forested reaches of the Cibola National Forest offer a dark, coniferous contrast to the light-swallowing intensity of the surrounding desert floor.

Economic life in Pinedale remains tethered to the patient rhythms of the land, reflecting a legacy of ranching and resourcefulness that predates modern paved roads. The local character is drawn from a long history of blending ancestral roots with the practical demands of a rugged climate, where the harvest and the seasons dictate the pace of every day. People here move with an awareness of the dry air and the cooling shadows that lengthen across the ground as the sun dips behind the distant topography. It is a place where the stillness feels heavy and deliberate, a testament to a quiet resilience that has persisted since the first dwellings were established in this exposed, sun-drenched territory.

About This Pinedale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinedale, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.607143, -108.425703. 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 Pinedale includes the ZIP code (87311), telephone area code (505), county seat of McKinley County (Gallup), and school district assignment (Gallup-McKinley 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.