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Pinedale New Mexico Map

Explore Pinedale, 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 Pinedale, New Mexico

How to Use This Pinedale, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.607143
Longitude	-108.425703
Population	485
Density	18.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87311
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 190° S
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 8.9 mi, 190° S · 1.6M acres
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 248° W
Church Rock (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 249° W
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.1 mi, 235° SW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 247° SW
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 214° SW
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 15.1 mi, 165° S · 65 acres
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 16.0 mi, 250° W
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 075° E
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 141° SE
Roy T. Herman's Garage (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 142° SE
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 18.5 mi, 253° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 253° W
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 19.0 mi, 251° W
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 145° SE
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 161° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 279° W
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 36.2 mi, 276° W
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 38.9 mi, 244° SW
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 38.9 mi, 175° S · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 44.3 mi, 157° SE · 263k acres
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 213° SW
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.7 mi, 037° NE · 7,233 acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 44.8 mi, 156° SE · 109k acres
Cibola County History Museum (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 134° SE
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.4 mi, 014° N · 48k acres
El Malpais Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 46.6 mi, 157° SE · 98k acres
El Malpais Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 47.6 mi, 160° S · 21k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 75.2 mi, 242° SW · 148k acres

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