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Pinos Altos New Mexico Map

Explore Pinos Altos, 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 Pinos Altos, New Mexico

How to Use This Pinos Altos, New Mexico Map

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

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	Pinos Altos
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	San Miguel County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	32.866469
Longitude	-108.222027
Population	225
Density	114.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87560, 88053
Area Code	505, 575
County Seat	Las Vegas
School District	Silver City Consolidated Schools

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About Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Pinos Altos is a locality in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 114.9 people per km². Pinos Altos is located at 32.8665°N, 108.2220°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87560, 88053.

Pinos Altos emerges from the high, arid landscape as a collection of structures held within the rugged embrace of Cañon de Jacinto. It lies 31.2 miles south-southwest of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 198°T), and is situated 47.5 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent of ponderosa pine, and the quality of light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the dry earth, softening the harsh outlines of the terrain. The Cañada de la Cabra carves its intermittent path through the dust two miles to the east, while the distant, serrated peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains haunt the horizon line like a memory of snow. Travelers might find a quiet stillness at Gordo Tank, a small basin three miles away that reflects the vast, uncaring sky with an intensity that seems to pull the very heat from the afternoon.

Pinos Altos maintains a character forged by the persistent search for mineral wealth that first drew prospectors to these hills, leaving behind the weathered remnants of a boom-era economy. The local rhythm remains tied to the slow, deliberate pace of high-country life, far removed from the frantic pulse of the lowlands. Visitors seeking a connection to the natural world often look toward Villanueva State Park, located six miles away, where the landscape offers a broader perspective on the strata of the region. Whether through the preservation of historic architecture or the quiet persistence of its residents, Pinos Altos preserves a distinct atmosphere where the echoes of past industry are muted by the encroaching silence of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 360° N · 2.7M acres
Arrastre Interpretive Site (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 353° N
Ben Lilly Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 328° NW
Silver City Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 195° S
Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. Other (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 157° SE · 1,521 acres
Bataan Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 146° SE
Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 210° SW
Penny Park Mosaics (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 208° SW
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 210° SW
Thomas Conway House Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 206° SW
Bowden Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 209° SW
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 211° SW
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 211° SW
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 211° SW
The Net (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 206° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 144° SE
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.2 mi, 345° N · 560k acres
Bear Canyon Lake (and Dam) (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 085° E
Bear Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.8 mi, 292° W
Mattocks Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 096° E
Aldo Leopold Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 046° NE · 204k acres
Gila River Streamside Zone West, Middle & East Fork, Plo 4643 Streamside Zone Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 001° N · 284 acres
City Of Rocks State Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 143° SE
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Monument) — 24.4 mi, 358° N · 1,148 acres
Graves (Monument) — 36.8 mi, 297° NW
Black Range Museum (Museum) — 38.2 mi, 084° E
Leopold Vista Historical Monument (Monument) — 41.5 mi, 302° NW
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 49.6 mi, 318° NW
Hamilton Military Museum (Museum) — 58.2 mi, 072° E
The Center Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 58.9 mi, 072° E

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