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Ponderosa New Mexico Map

Explore Ponderosa, 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 Ponderosa, New Mexico

How to Use This Ponderosa, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.655493
Longitude	-106.654459
Population	379
Density	16.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87044
Area Code	505
County Seat	Bernalillo
School District	Jemez Valley Public Schools

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About Ponderosa, New Mexico

Ponderosa is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 379. The population density is 16.0 people per km². Ponderosa is located at 35.6555°N, 106.6545°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87044.

Ponderosa sustains a quiet existence where the earth meets the sky in shades of ochre and burnt umber. It lies 25.6 miles southwest of Los Alamos, NM (from Los Alamos, NM: bearing 232°T), and is situated 4.6 miles northeast of Jemez Pueblo. Vallecito Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the landscape, its waters feeding the parched soil of the high desert floor. To the east, the Jemez Mountains rise in a jagged silhouette against the horizon, their peaks often catching the sharp, golden light that defines the afternoon. The air here holds a dry clarity, carrying the faint, resinous scent of pines that drift down from the higher elevations of the Santa Fe National Forest. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain shifts into a rugged incline, eventually giving way to the deeper, shadowed recesses of Paliza Canyon.

Ponderosa remains defined by a legacy of land-based labor, where the history of Hispano and Anglo families is written into the irrigation ditches and the careful cultivation of small orchards. The local economy relies on the stubborn resilience of agriculture, as the harvest of chiles and the tending of livestock dictate the slow, seasonal pulse of the day. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the proximity of the Jemez Ranger District and the enduring silence of the high mesas. Travelers occasionally wander through on their way to the Padre Alonzo Trail, yet the character of Ponderosa stays rooted in its isolation, far removed from the bustle of the larger world. Even when the heat of midday softens, the land retains a sense of permanence, anchoring those who dwell here to the rhythms of the seasons and the shifting colors of the high desert light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 270° W · 1.5M acres
Walatoa Slot Canyon (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 263° W
New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative Historic Marker (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 259° W
Pueblo of Jémez Historic Marker (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 259° W
Red Work trailhead (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 260° W
Replica of a prehistoric Jerez fieldhouse (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 259° W
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 304° NW · 58k acres
Jemez Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 344° N
Guadalupe Box (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 311° NW
Jémez State Monument Historic Marker (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 348° N
Monument Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.0 mi, 007° N
Tent Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.7 mi, 088° E
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 10.7 mi, 088° E · 5,404 acres
East Fork Jemez, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.8 mi, 013° N · 3,069 acres
Jemez Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.2 mi, 014° N
Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 009° N · 89k acres
Ojito Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.5 mi, 229° SW
Ojito Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.3 mi, 237° SW · 12k acres
Dome Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 070° E · 5,185 acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 16.2 mi, 041° NE · 34k acres
Painted Cave (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 076° E
Shrine of the Stone Lions (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 068° E
Juniper Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 065° NE
V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Hall (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 178° S
Marian Shrine (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 166° S
Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 25.2 mi, 052° NE
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 25.5 mi, 162° S · 1.6M acres
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 25.7 mi, 173° S
Rio Rancho Premiere (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 185° S
Corrales Bosque Gallery (Gallery) — 29.6 mi, 176° S

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