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Purty Rock New Mexico Map

Explore Purty Rock, 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 Purty Rock, New Mexico

How to Use This Purty Rock, New Mexico Map

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

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	Purty Rock
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	McKinley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	35.4903
Longitude	-108.8954
Population	163
Density	54.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87319
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About Purty Rock, New Mexico

Purty Rock is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 54.0 people per km². Purty Rock is located at 35.4903°N, 108.8954°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87319.

Purty Rock emerges from the high desert floor as a stubborn outcropping of sun-bleached stone and sagebrush, defined by the persistent, silty flow of the Puerco River that carves its way through the nearby basin. It lies 9.0 miles west-southwest of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 253°T), and is situated 15.8 miles southeast of Window Rock. The horizon is anchored by the jagged, silent presence of Torrivio Mesa, which rises two miles to the north like a sentinel watching over the shifting, ocher-colored plains. During the twilight hours, the atmosphere thickens with a violet clarity, casting long, sharp shadows that transform the dry, cracked earth into a landscape of deep indigo and gold. Beyond the immediate scrub, the terrain slopes upward toward the rugged expanse of Defiance Draw, a place where the wind carries the dry scent of juniper and the heavy, electric promise of a distant storm.

Purty Rock maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, reflecting a history shaped by the convergence of indigenous traditions and the slow, steady endurance of frontier ranching. While the economy remains modest, rooted in the sparse yields of arid-land grazing and the seasonal rhythms of the chile harvest, the community retains a sturdy independence far removed from the bustle of larger hubs. Residents often find respite in the quiet trails of Hadden Park, a local sanctuary that offers a rare, shaded reprieve from the relentless glare of the midday sun. Though the nearest water of any significant depth remains twenty-three miles away at Nutria Reservoir Number 2, the people here have learned to read the sky for their sustenance, measuring their years not by the clock, but by the subtle, seasonal shifts in the quality of the light that touches the desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hadden Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 064° NE
Gallup Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 069° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 079° E
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 224° SW
Wind Biker (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 074° E
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 073° E
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 073° E
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 077° E
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 224° SW
Yellowhorse Trading Post (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 224° SW
Arizona Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 224° SW
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 15.1 mi, 320° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 327° NW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 077° E
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 16.5 mi, 118° SE · 1.6M acres
Church Rock (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 076° E
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.4 mi, 084° E
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 095° E
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 26.5 mi, 231° SW
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 175° S
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 102° E · 65 acres
Wide Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 250° W
Hawikuh Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 38.9 mi, 187° S
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 292° W
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 42.9 mi, 136° SE · 1,040 acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 48.5 mi, 235° SW · 148k acres
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.7 mi, 244° SW · 53k acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 54.4 mi, 138° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 55.5 mi, 130° SE · 109k acres
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 58.7 mi, 135° SE · 40k acres

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