Alamogordo, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamogordo, New Mexico, shaded from 4,090 ft on the southwest side to 5,640 ft at the foot of the Coyote Hills
Elevation
5,640 ft 1,720 m5,260 ft 1,600 m5,060 ft 1,545 m4,680 ft 1,425 m4,290 ft 1,305 m4,090 ft 1,250 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alamogordo sits at about 4,400 ft (1,340 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,400 ft 1,340 m
most residents: 4,250–4,520 ft
Lowest
4,090 ft 1,250 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,640 ft 1,720 m
at the foot of the Coyote Hills
Average
4,360 ft 1,330 m
all land inside city limits

Alamogordo spans about 1,550 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
4,400 ft1,340 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Coyote Hills
5,640 ft1,720 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
4,090 ft1,250 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alamogordo
4,340 ft1,320 m
Airport (ALM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,200 ft1,280 m
Average of all land4,360 ft1,330 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.8 °F95.5 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.5 inHg (86.2 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alamogordo, New Mexico, shaded from 4,090 ft on the southwest side to 5,640 ft at the foot of the Coyote Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Population
31,667 2024 est.
Land area
21.6 sq mi
Density
1,468 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.8995° N, 105.9603° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Antelope Tank basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Alamogordo-white Sands Regional (ALM) 4,200 ft
ZIP codes 1
88310
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cloudcroft8,760 ft
  2. Twin Forks7,820 ft
  3. Sacramento7,680 ft
  4. Mescalero7,130 ft
  5. High Rolls6,770 ft
  6. Bent5,900 ft
  7. La Luz4,680 ft
  8. Tularosa4,520 ft
  9. Alamogordo4,400 ft
  10. Boles Acres4,110 ft
  11. Holloman AFB4,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sierra Blanca Peak11,981 ft
  • San Andres Peak8,244 ft
  • Big Brushy Mountain7,490 ft
  • Onate Mountain7,250 ft
  • Bennett Mountain7,200 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.