Alma, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alma, New Mexico, shaded from 4,850 ft on the southwest side to 5,170 ft at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
Elevation
5,170 ft 1,575 m5,090 ft 1,550 m5,050 ft 1,540 m4,970 ft 1,515 m4,890 ft 1,490 m4,850 ft 1,475 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

Alma sits at about 4,960 ft (1,510 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
4,960 ft 1,510 m
few residents
Lowest
4,850 ft 1,475 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,170 ft 1,575 m
at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
Average
4,970 ft 1,515 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Alma spans about 320 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
4,960 ft1,510 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
5,170 ft1,575 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
4,850 ft1,475 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alma
4,880 ft1,490 m
Average of all land4,970 ft1,515 m
Nearest peak
Brushy Mountain, Catron County, 4.5 mi south of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,408 ft2,258 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,960 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.8 °F94.9 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.9 inHg (84.4 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alma, New Mexico, shaded from 4,850 ft on the southwest side to 5,170 ft at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Population
47 2020 Census
Land area
3.3 sq mi
Density
14 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.3795° N, 108.9034° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
San Francisco River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
88039
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Luna7,060 ft
  2. Mogollon6,850 ft
  3. Rancho Grande6,360 ft
  4. Reserve5,850 ft
  5. Rivers5,770 ft
  6. Middle Frisco5,720 ft
  7. Lower Frisco5,630 ft
  8. Alma4,960 ft
  9. Glenwood4,810 ft
  10. Buckhorn4,760 ft
  11. Pleasanton4,640 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Willow Mountain10,790 ft
  • Sacaton Mountain10,640 ft
  • Holt Mountain9,770 ft
  • Whiterocks Mountain8,832 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Catron County7,408 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Alma 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.