Montezuma Creek Utah Map
Explore Montezuma Creek, Utah, 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 Montezuma Creek, Utah
How to Use This Montezuma Creek, Utah Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Montezuma Creek, Utah. 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 Utah 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 Montezuma Creek.
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 | Montezuma Creek |
| State | Utah (UT) |
| County | San Juan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 37.2515 |
| Longitude | -109.30371 |
| Population | 284 |
| Density | 9.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 84534 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| County Seat | Monticello |
| School District | San Juan School District |
About Montezuma Creek, Utah
Montezuma Creek is a locality in San Juan County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 284. The population density is 9.2 people per km². Montezuma Creek is located at 37.2515°N, 109.3037°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84534.Montezuma Creek traces a patient, serpentine path through the arid expanse of southeastern Utah, where the land yields to a stark, sun-bleached geometry of sandstone and scrub. It lies 71.4 miles west-northwest of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 302°T), and is situated 26.0 miles south-southeast of Blanding. Beyond the banks of this namesake watercourse, the terrain rises into an uneven plateau, broken only by the distant, flattened silhouette of Flat Top Mountain against a sky of relentless, pale clarity. The air here holds a distinct, dry stillness that amplifies the rustle of sagebrush and the occasional, sharp call of a hawk, while the light at dusk transforms the surrounding plains into a bruised palette of violet and burnt ochre. Two miles to the east, the rugged contours of Bucket Canyon deepen into shadow, reinforcing the sense of an ancient, unyielding geography that predates the modest human imprint left upon the soil.
Economic life in Montezuma Creek remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the landscape, drawing sustenance from the energy resources and agriculture that have long defined the regional character. The proximity of the San Juan River Area of Critical Environmental Concern serves as a reminder of the fragile balance between extraction and preservation, a tension that informs the quiet, deliberate pace of daily existence. History permeates the local soil, reflecting a confluence of ancestral traditions and the pragmatic endurance of those who built their lives within this desert basin. Life in Montezuma Creek moves with the steady, predictable progression of the seasons, characterized by a stoic resilience that finds beauty in the sparse, weathered textures of the high desert plateau.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- San Juan River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.8 mi, 294° NW
- Hovenweep National Monument (National Monument) — 7.2 mi, 063° NE · 849 acres
- Cajon (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 063° NE
- Cajon Unit (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 063° NE
- Bears Ears National Monument (National Monument) — 8.3 mi, 286° W · 1.8M acres
- Historic Hatch Trading Post (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 023° NE
- Recapture Pocket Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 295° NW
- Twin Rocks (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 281° W
- John Taylor (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 279° W
- Rare Lizard & Snake Natural Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.2 mi, 069° E · 13k acres
- Ismay petroglyphs (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 071° E
- Alkali Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.1 mi, 008° N
- Sand Island Petroglyph Panel (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 272° W
- Wolfman Panel (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 275° W
- Fish Creek Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.5 mi, 296° NW · 46k acres
- Chief Poseys Indian Battle Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 333° NW
- Blanding Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 340° N
- Solar Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 28.2 mi, 339° N
- Manti-La Sal National Forest (National Forest) — 33.4 mi, 350° N · 1.3M acres
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.3 mi, 269° W · 1.2M acres
- Claret Cup Amphitheater (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 082° E
- San Juan National Forest (National Forest) — 41.1 mi, 050° NE · 1.9M acres
- Mesa Verde National Park (National Park) — 41.2 mi, 090° E · 53k acres
- Dark Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.3 mi, 323° NW · 46k acres
- Chapin Amphitheater (Theatre) — 45.0 mi, 096° E
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 073° E
- Monument Valley Visitor Center (Museum) — 48.2 mi, 248° W
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 251° W
- Canyonlands National Park (National Park) — 53.2 mi, 338° N · 334k acres
- Mancos Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 55.9 mi, 083° E
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About This Montezuma Creek Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montezuma Creek, Utah. Coordinates: 37.2515, -109.30371. 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 Montezuma Creek includes the ZIP code (84534), telephone area code (801, 385), county seat of San Juan County (Monticello), and school district assignment (San Juan School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
