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San Luis New Mexico Map

Explore San Luis, 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 San Luis, New Mexico

How to Use This San Luis, New Mexico Map

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

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

Latitude	35.700913
Longitude	-107.04308
Population	32
Density	1.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87053
Area Code	505
County Seat	Bernalillo
School District	Cuba Independent Schools

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About San Luis, New Mexico

San Luis is a locality in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 1.5 people per km². San Luis is located at 35.7009°N, 107.0431°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87053.

San Luis occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse of high desert where the earth holds the heat long after the light begins to thin. It lies 37.9 miles northwest of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 325°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west-northwest of Jemez Pueblo. The Rio Puerco cuts a winding, silt-heavy path through the landscape, grounding the parched terrain in a rhythm of seasonal flow and dry, cracked beds. To the west, the distant Jemez Mountains rise in jagged indigo silhouettes against the horizon, anchoring a vast, open sky that shifts from pale gold to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Within the immediate reach of the land, the San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the rugged integrity of the scrub and stone, while the nearby Rincon de los Viejos offers a deeper, sheltered basin that catches the wind. Even the stray moisture of Divide Tank, a mere two miles away, serves as a quiet reminder of how precious water remains in this arid, ancient geography.

History clings to San Luis in the weathered adobe walls and the quiet persistence of those who work the thin, alkaline soil. The local economy has long been defined by the endurance of small-scale ranching and the seasonal cycles of the land, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers. Life here follows the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, where the scent of dry sagebrush marks the passage of time more accurately than any clock. Travelers who venture six miles out might find the modest, hidden persistence of Chamisa Vega Spring Falls, a rare vertical grace note in a country dominated by horizontal lines and stubborn rock. It is a place that demands a certain humility from its inhabitants, favoring those who understand that the true character of San Luis is found in the stillness of a high-desert afternoon and the enduring weight of the earth beneath one's boots.

Nearby Outdoor Places

San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.1 mi, 090° E
Cabezon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.8 mi, 201° S · 8,162 acres
Cabezon Peak Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.2 mi, 203° SW
La Lena Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.4 mi, 239° SW · 10k acres
Ojito Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.2 mi, 160° S · 12k acres
Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 045° NE · 1.5M acres
Guadalupe ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 200° S
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 075° E · 58k acres
Ojito Wilderness Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 155° SE
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 154° SE
Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 151° SE
Petroglyph Panel (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 208° SW
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 15.6 mi, 219° SW · 1.6M acres
Guadalupe Box (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 082° E
Gilman Tunnels (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 081° E
Colorado Plateau Historic Marker (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 127° SE
Pueblo of Jémez Historic Marker (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 102° E
New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative Historic Marker (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 102° E
Jemez Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 077° E
East Fork Jemez, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.8 mi, 068° E · 3,069 acres
San Pedro Parks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 021° N · 41k acres
Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 25.2 mi, 070° E · 89k acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 33.8 mi, 074° E · 34k acres
V. Sue Cleveland High School Concert Hall (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 140° SE
Rio Rancho Premiere (Cinema) — 37.3 mi, 149° SE
Rio Rancho Bosque Preserve South Entrance (Nature Reserve) — 38.0 mi, 139° SE
Marian Shrine (Public Artwork) — 38.6 mi, 134° SE
Corrales Bosque Gallery (Gallery) — 40.6 mi, 143° SE
Adobe Theater (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 145° SE
Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 43.4 mi, 073° E

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