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White Cliffs New Mexico Map

Explore White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs, New Mexico

How to Use This White Cliffs, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs.

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

Latitude	35.549023
Longitude	-108.664318
Population	371
Density	333.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	87311
Area Code	505
County Seat	Gallup
School District	Gallup-McKinley County Schools

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About White Cliffs, New Mexico

White Cliffs is a locality in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 371. The population density is 333.9 people per km². White Cliffs is located at 35.5490°N, 108.6643°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 87311.

White Cliffs occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor gives way to the jagged, pale sedimentary formations that lend the place its name. It lies 7.7 miles east of Gallup, NM (from Gallup, NM: bearing 81°T), and is situated 29.7 miles east-southeast of Fort Defiance. The light here possesses a particular, crystalline quality, stripping away the softened edges of the day to reveal the raw, ochre textures of the earth and the deep, violet shadows that stretch across the open plains as the sun begins to retreat. A mile away, the South Fork Puerco River carves a narrow, seasonal path through the silt, while the deeper contours of Padre Canyon mark the horizon with a quiet, geological gravity. In the distance, the faint, hazy outline of Big Rock Hill anchors the landscape, providing a silent, immovable reference point for the wide, unencumbered sky that presses down upon the arid scrubland.

History lingers in the dry, thin air of White Cliffs, echoing the long transitions from indigenous stewardship to the quiet, persistent rhythm of modern ranching and mineral exploration. The economic pulse of the region remains tied to the land, fluctuating with the needs of local agriculture and the modest requirements of those who maintain the surrounding acreage. Residents often seek the solitude of Indian Hill Park for a glimpse of the native flora, or they look toward the horizon where the Wingate Stock Tank offers a rare, reflective contrast to the pervasive dust. Life in White Cliffs unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, defined less by the noise of industry and more by the enduring, quiet resilience of a community that has learned to harmonize with the austere demands of the New Mexico terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Hill Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 200° S
Front Row Seat (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 229° SW
Red Rock Musuem (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 100° E
Church Rock (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 090° E
Hoodoos (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 090° E
Veterans Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 242° SW
Santa Fe Caboose (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 252° W
USMC Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 4.5 mi, 252° W
George Galaris Multiultural Center (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 252° W
Fort Wingate Army Depot (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.9 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 245° SW
Cibola National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 141° SE · 1.6M acres
Fort Wingate Historical Marker (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 131° SE
Pinedale Hoodoos (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 077° E
Continental Divide T.C. Other (National Forest) — 20.3 mi, 121° SE · 65 acres
Manuelito Area Historical Marker (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 241° SW
Navajo Fairgrounds Rodeo Grounds (Stadium) — 23.9 mi, 288° W
Arizona Boundary (Viewpoint) — 25.1 mi, 239° SW
New Mexico State Historic Marker (Monument) — 26.9 mi, 112° E
Bluewater Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 119° SE
Kin Ya-ah (Historic Ruins) — 32.1 mi, 074° E
Engine House? (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 137° SE
Museum of Zuni (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 198° S
El Morro National Monument (National Monument) — 38.6 mi, 154° SE · 1,040 acres
El Malpais National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 48.6 mi, 145° SE · 263k acres
El Malpais National Monument (National Monument) — 49.4 mi, 143° SE · 109k acres
Hubbel Trading Post and Museum (Museum) — 51.4 mi, 283° W
West Malpais Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 53.8 mi, 148° SE · 40k acres
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 53.9 mi, 026° NE · 48k acres
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park) — 61.6 mi, 239° SW · 148k acres

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