Pinehill New Mexico Map

About Pinehill, New Mexico

Pinehill is a locality in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 586. The population density is 64.0 people per km². Pinehill is located at 34.8922°N, 108.4224°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87321, 87357.

Pinehill emerges from the high, arid plains of New Mexico where the Rio Pescado carves a persistent, life-giving artery through the parched earth. It lies 41.0 miles south-southeast of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 153°T), and is situated 33.3 miles west-southwest of Grants. The landscape is defined by the stark, angular beauty of the White Horse Draw, a basin that catches the long, amber shadows of late afternoon and holds them against the dusty scrub. To the west, the Zuñi Mountains rise in a jagged silhouette against the expanse of the sky, their slopes draped in the deep, aromatic green of ponderosa pines that stand as silent sentinels over the valley. The air here carries a dry, crisp clarity, sharpening the outlines of the limestone bluffs and giving the horizon a depth that makes the distance feel both infinite and intimate.

Pinehill preserves a quiet continuity of human presence, marked by a history that stretches back through layers of indigenous settlement and the enduring influence of the Navajo Nation. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving at a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts in light and the demands of subsistence and small-scale livestock grazing. Visitors often gravitate toward the nearby El Morro National Monument, where ancient inscriptions etched into the sandstone provide a tangible record of those who stopped to drink at the watering holes centuries ago. Even with the proximity of Nicoll Lake, which offers a rare, still mirror to the vast desert sky, life in Pinehill remains focused on the subtle, daily labor of sustaining a home in a rugged, uncompromising terrain.

About This Pinehill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinehill, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.892166, -108.422357. 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 Pinehill includes the ZIP code (87321, 87357), 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.