Punta de Agua New Mexico Map

About Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Punta de Agua is a locality in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 19.0 people per km². Punta de Agua is located at 34.6001°N, 106.2839°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87036.

Punta de Agua occupies a stark and sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the horizon feels vast enough to swallow the mind. It lies 29.2 miles east-southeast of Los Lunas, NM (from Los Lunas, NM: bearing 119°T), and is situated 28.3 miles east of Belen. The land here is defined by the sharp, arid contours of Cañon Sapato just a mile away, a deep scar in the earth that channels the scant rainfall toward the intermittent flow of the Arroyo de Manzano. To the west, the Manzano Mountains loom as a jagged wall of blue-gray stone, their upper reaches cloaked in the dark, resinous scent of ponderosa pine. At certain hours, the light in Punta de Agua turns a bruised violet, casting long, reachy shadows that emphasize the silence of the scrubland and the persistent, dry heat that defines the rhythm of the days.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument serves as the anchor for the region, preserving the heavy, earthen remnants of a time when the desert supported a far more dense and sedentary human presence. The economy of Punta de Agua remains tied to the slow cycles of the land, defined by small-scale ranching and the stubborn persistence of families who have worked these soils for generations. While the distant shimmer of Squatty Tank offers a rare gathering point for local wildlife, the human experience here is one of isolation and profound connection to the climate. Those who traverse the local terrain often find themselves seeking the quietude of the Ox Canyon Trail, where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has slipped behind the western peaks.

About This Punta de Agua Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Punta de Agua, New Mexico. Coordinates: 34.600061, -106.283907. 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 Punta de Agua includes the ZIP code (87036), telephone area code (505), county seat of Torrance County (Estancia), and school district assignment (Mountainair Public 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.