Tecolote New Mexico Map

About Tecolote, New Mexico

Tecolote is a locality in Sandoval 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 occupies a landscape defined by the sharp, arid clarity of the high desert, where the earth holds the heat long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 15.8 miles east-northeast of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Bernalillo. Las Huertas Creek carves a persistent, life-giving path through the dry terrain, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian green that contrasts against the surrounding sage and scrub. Nine miles to the west, the Sandia Mountains rise in a jagged, purple-hued silhouette, acting as a permanent sentinel over the horizon, while the deep, shadows of Perdiz Canyon suggest the hidden complexity of the nearby topography. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and sun-baked stone, a stillness that seems to amplify the occasional call of a hawk circling above the vast, open plains.

History lingers in Tecolote like the fine, persistent dust that settles on the window ledges of weathered adobe structures. The proximity to Cibola National Forest provides a rugged backdrop for a life lived close to the cycles of the seasons, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn, necessary labor of the land. Residents may venture toward the Palomas Trail to traverse the quiet, ascending paths that lead toward the higher elevations, or look toward the distant shimmer of Jemez Canyon Reservoir to gauge the moisture of the year. Life in Tecolote moves with the deliberate, unforced pace of a place that has seen centuries of transition, finding its rhythm in the steady, quiet work of those who choose to remain in the shadow of the peaks.

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 Sandoval County (Bernalillo), 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.