Timberon New Mexico Map

About Timberon, New Mexico

Timberon is a locality in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 345. The population density is 6.6 people per km². Timberon is located at 32.6363°N, 105.6952°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 88350.

Timberon occupies a high-altitude expanse where the thin, crisp air carries the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed needles. It lies 24.7 miles southeast of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 141°T), and is situated 28.3 miles east-southeast of Holloman AFB. The landscape around Timberon is defined by the rugged descent of Arkansas Canyon, which carves a deep, shadow-filled path through the terrain just two miles from the dwellings. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land rises into dense, aromatic woodlands that serve as the doorstep to the vast Lincoln National Forest. The light here possesses a singular, clarifying quality, turning the late afternoon shadows into sharp, violet-edged silhouettes that stretch across the dusty clearings and define the quiet, solitary character of the high terrain.

History in this region is marked by the slow, deliberate pace of those who sought a life away from the low-lying plains, finding their livelihood in the timber and the quiet solitude of the highlands. While the Sacramento River flows just one mile away, its presence is a subtle, silver thread that sustains the local ecology rather than driving a bustling industrial economy. The local rhythm is dictated by the seasons, with residents observing the slow turning of the year as the weather shifts across the open acreage. Though Big Tank lies twenty-two miles distant and the distant, grand heights of the Sacramento Mountains loom twenty-six miles to the horizon, the daily life of Timberon remains anchored in the immediate, rugged beauty of the surrounding forest and the persistent, quiet resilience of the high desert.

About This Timberon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Timberon, New Mexico. Coordinates: 32.636306, -105.695249. 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 Timberon includes the ZIP code (88350), telephone area code (575), county seat of Otero County (Alamogordo), and school district assignment (Cloudcroft Municipal 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.