Arroyo Seco, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, shaded from 7,200 ft on the west side to 8,690 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,690 ft 2,650 m8,320 ft 2,535 m8,130 ft 2,480 m7,760 ft 2,365 m7,390 ft 2,255 m7,200 ft 2,195 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

Arroyo Seco sits at about 7,630 ft (2,325 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,630 ft 2,325 m
most residents: 7,470–7,960 ft
Lowest
7,200 ft 2,195 m
on the west side
Highest
8,690 ft 2,650 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,620 ft 2,320 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Arroyo Seco spans about 1,490 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
7,630 ft2,325 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
8,690 ft2,650 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
7,200 ft2,195 m
Town center
USGS map point for Arroyo Seco
7,630 ft2,325 m
Airport (SKX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.1 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
7,095 ft2,163 m
Average of all land7,620 ft2,320 m
Nearest peak
Pueblo Peak, 3.1 mi east of the CDP boundary
12,150 ft3,700 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,630 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.8 °F92.1 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.5 inHg (76.3 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, shaded from 7,200 ft on the west side to 8,690 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,979 2020 Census
Land area
6.8 sq mi
Density
290 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.5167° N, 105.5692° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Taos Regional (SKX) 7,095 ft
ZIP codes 2
87514 87529
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Taos Ski Valley11,150 ft
  2. Red River8,680 ft
  3. Eagle Nest8,250 ft
  4. Arroyo Seco7,630 ft
  5. Questa7,590 ft
  6. San Cristobal7,370 ft
  7. Taos Pueblo7,110 ft
  8. Talpa7,080 ft
  9. Ranchos de Taos6,960 ft
  10. Taos6,950 ft
  11. Arroyo Hondo6,830 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wheeler Peak13,167 ft
  • Gold Hill12,690 ft
  • Pueblo Peak12,150 ft
  • Capulin Peak, Taos County10,440 ft
  • Cerro Chiflo8,960 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²) (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts) and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 7,200 ft at 36.5279° N, 105.6290° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.
  • Arroyo Seco 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.