Tecolote New Mexico Map

About Tecolote, New Mexico

Tecolote is a locality in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 234. The population density is 16.1 people per km². Tecolote is located at 35.4604°N, 105.2842°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 88301, 87043, 87701.

Tecolote emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet collection of earthen structures weathered by the relentless, sun-bleached air. It lies 9.8 miles south-southwest of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 199°T), and is situated 40.1 miles east-southeast of Santa Fe. Tecolote Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dry terrain, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that sustains the sparse vegetation before the land rises toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. To the west, the shadow of the Santa Fe National Forest looms, where the transition from arid scrub to timbered slopes signals the true scale of the landscape. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharp enough to define the edges of every stone and fence post, casting long, violet shadows across the dust as the day wanes into a deep, silent indigo.

History lingers in the adobe walls of Tecolote, where the labor of past generations remains etched into the very soil they cultivated. The local economy has long bowed to the rhythms of the earth, defined by the seasonal demands of ranching and the modest yields of dryland farming that have persisted since the early days of settlement. Those who traverse the road toward the nearby Cañon Pino Real or gaze toward the surface of McAllister Lake find a region defined by its isolation and the stoic endurance of its inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the hurried world beyond the horizon, leaving only the sound of the wind moving through the grass and the faint, earthy scent of woodsmoke rising from a chimney at dusk.

About This Tecolote Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tecolote, New Mexico. Coordinates: 35.460419, -105.284209. 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 Tecolote includes the ZIP code (88301, 87043, 87701), telephone area code (505, 575), county seat of San Miguel County (Las Vegas), and school district assignment (West Las Vegas 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.