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How to Draw a New Mexico Map
Draw a new mexico map in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: top and right side.
Step 1: Top and right side
Start near the top left. Draw a straight line across to the right, then a long line straight down.
Tip New Mexico is a tall box, a bit taller than it is wide.
Step 2: The bottom edge
Carry on from there. Draw a straight line to the left. Stop just past the middle.
Step 3: A small step
Carry on from there. Draw a tiny line down, then a straight line left. Stop before the left side.
Tip The step is tiny, about as tall as your fingernail.
Step 4: The little heel
Carry on from there. Draw a short line down, then left. Stop under the top left corner.
Tip People call this corner the Bootheel.
Step 5: The left side
Start at the heel's corner. Draw a long straight line up. Stop where your first line began.
Step 6: The long river
Start on the top edge, right of the middle. Draw a wavy river down. Stop at the small step.
Tip This river is the Rio Grande. It runs right through the state.
Step 7: Three mountains
Draw 3 triangle mountains: a big one near the top, a small one on the left, one near the bottom.
Step 8: The capital star
Right of the river, below the top mountain, draw a star for the capital city.
Tip The capital city is called Santa Fe.
Step 9: Yellow land
Go over your lines. Colour all the land yellow, around the mountains and the star.
Step 10: Brown and red
Colour the 3 mountains brown and the star red. Your map of New Mexico is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a new mexico map, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
