Ponderosa Pine New Mexico Map
Explore Ponderosa Pine, 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 Pine, New Mexico
How to Use This Ponderosa Pine, New Mexico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ponderosa Pine, 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 Pine.
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 Pine |
| State | New Mexico (NM) |
| County | Bernalillo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 34.970897 |
| Longitude | -106.339616 |
| Population | 1,092 |
| Density | 52.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 87059 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| County Seat | Albuquerque |
| School District | Albuquerque Public Schools |
About Ponderosa Pine, New Mexico
Ponderosa Pine is a locality in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,092. The population density is 52.2 people per km². Ponderosa Pine is located at 34.9709°N, 106.3396°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87059.Ponderosa Pine sits amidst a high, arid landscape where the sun bleaches the earth into a pale, dusty ochre. It lies 19.9 miles east-southeast of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 112°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southwest of Edgewood. The terrain around Ponderosa Pine is defined by the rugged architecture of Carolino Canyon, which anchors the immediate geography, while the deep, shadowed folds of Juan Toro Canyon carve through the earth just three miles distant. To the west, the formidable silhouette of the Sandia Mountains rises against the horizon, a jagged reminder of the tectonic shifts that shaped this high desert floor. The air here is thin and sharp, carrying the resinous scent of evergreen and dry grass, while the Arroyo de San Jose traces a quiet, intermittent path through the brush, its bed waiting for the seasonal surge of snowmelt to stir the silt.
Economic life in Ponderosa Pine moves with the measured pace of a region shaped by generations of Hispano and Anglo industry, where the rhythms of the land dictate the flow of the day. The influence of the nearby Sandia Ranger District permeates the local culture, fostering a deep, practical respect for the surrounding woodlands and the preservation of the arid basin. Residents often traverse the paths of the distant CCC Trail to engage with the wilderness, while the quiet utility of Pino Tank serves as a vital marker in the vast, open range. Life is marked by the distinct quality of the light, which at dusk turns the limestone outcrops into shades of bruised violet and copper, illuminating the persistent, quiet endurance of a settlement built upon the high, silent plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 270° W · 1.6M acres
- Sunflower Meadow Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 351° N
- Carolino Canyon (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 037° NE
- Juan Tomas (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 039° NE
- Pine Flat Recreation Site, Plo 1663 Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 2.3 mi, 004° N
- Sabino Canyon (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 359° N
- Sedillo Ridge (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 016° N
- Public Safety Memorial (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 340° N
- Tijeras Canyon Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 340° N
- Luis Garcia (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 339° N
- Museum of the American Military Family (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 343° N
- Sandia Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.6 mi, 341° N · 38k acres
- Flat Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 329° NW
- Wildlife West Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 048° NE
- Manzano Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.4 mi, 196° S · 37k acres
- Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 352° N
- V-750 Dvina (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 301° NW
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 301° NW
- LTV A-7 Corsair (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 301° NW
- Mig-21 (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 301° NW
- National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 301° NW
- DTRA Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 295° NW
- Manzano Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.7 mi, 209° SW · 896 acres
- Tinkertown Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 353° N
- Robert M. White Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 331° NW
- Official Scenic Historic Marker (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 331° NW
- Musical Theatre Southwest Center for Theatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 299° NW
- Pa-ako ruins (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 005° N
- Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.5 mi, 272° W · 1,142 acres
- Petroglyph National Monument (National Monument) — 23.9 mi, 299° NW · 2,949 acres
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About This Ponderosa Pine Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ponderosa Pine, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.970897, -106.339616. 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 Ponderosa Pine includes the ZIP code (87059), telephone area code (505), county seat of Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), and school district assignment (Albuquerque Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
