Bernalillo, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bernalillo, New Mexico, shaded from 5,040 ft on the northwest side to 5,280 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
5,280 ft 1,610 m5,220 ft 1,590 m5,190 ft 1,585 m5,130 ft 1,565 m5,070 ft 1,545 m5,040 ft 1,535 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bernalillo sits at about 5,050 ft (1,540 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,050 ft 1,540 m
most residents: 5,050–5,100 ft
Lowest
5,040 ft 1,535 m
on the northwest side
Highest
5,280 ft 1,610 m
on the northeast side
Average
5,080 ft 1,550 m
all land inside town limits

Bernalillo spans about 240 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
5,050 ft1,540 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
5,280 ft1,610 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
5,040 ft1,535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bernalillo
5,050 ft1,540 m
Average of all land5,080 ft1,550 m
Nearest peak
Sandia Crest, 7.8 mi southeast of the town limits
10,670 ft3,255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,050 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.6 °F94.8 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.8 inHg (84.1 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.4% 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 Bernalillo, New Mexico, shaded from 5,040 ft on the northwest side to 5,280 ft on the northeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Population
9,159 2024 est.
Land area
5.2 sq mi
Density
1,754 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.3000° N, 106.5511° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87004
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sandia Heights6,140 ft
  2. Placitas5,650 ft
  3. Rio Rancho5,390 ft
  4. Algodones5,100 ft
  5. Santa Ana Pueblo5,080 ft
  6. Bernalillo5,050 ft
  7. Pueblo of Sandia Village5,050 ft
  8. Corrales5,030 ft
  9. Edith Enclave5,010 ft
  10. North Valley5,000 ft
  11. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque4,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Bosque Peak9,620 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
  • South Mountain8,750 ft
  • Mesa Prieta7,529 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.