Abiquiu, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Abiquiu, New Mexico, shaded from 5,950 ft on the east side to 6,740 ft on La Loma de Arena
Elevation
6,740 ft 2,055 m6,550 ft 1,995 m6,450 ft 1,965 m6,250 ft 1,905 m6,050 ft 1,845 m5,950 ft 1,815 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Abiquiu sits at about 6,130 ft (1,870 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,130 ft 1,870 m
most residents: 6,030–6,280 ft
Lowest
5,950 ft 1,815 m
on the east side
Highest
6,740 ft 2,055 m
on La Loma de Arena
Average
6,160 ft 1,880 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Abiquiu spans about 790 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
6,130 ft1,870 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on La Loma de Arena
6,740 ft2,055 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,950 ft1,815 m
Town center
USGS map point for Abiquiu
6,060 ft1,845 m
Average of all land6,160 ft1,880 m
Nearest peak
Sierra Negra, 5.0 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,059 ft2,456 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,130 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.6 °F93.7 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.9 inHg (80.8 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+12% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Abiquiu, New Mexico, shaded from 5,950 ft on the east side to 6,740 ft on La Loma de Arena
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Population
181 2020 Census
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
190 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.2072° N, 106.3186° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Chama → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87510
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. El Rito6,790 ft
  2. Youngsville6,690 ft
  3. Cañones6,670 ft
  4. Ojo Caliente6,260 ft
  5. Abiquiu6,130 ft
  6. Medanales5,920 ft
  7. Chili5,740 ft
  8. El Duende5,710 ft
  9. Chamita5,700 ft
  10. Hernandez5,700 ft
  11. Pueblito5,690 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chicoma Mountain11,561 ft
  • Canjilon Mountain10,920 ft
  • Cerros del Abrigo10,280 ft
  • Capulin Peak, Rio Arriba County9,203 ft
  • Sierra Negra8,059 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Abiquiu is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.