Bernalillo County, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, shaded from 4,870 ft on the south side to 10,670 ft on Sandia Crest
Elevation
10,670 ft 3,255 m9,220 ft 2,810 m8,500 ft 2,590 m7,050 ft 2,150 m5,600 ft 1,705 m4,870 ft 1,485 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bernalillo County averages about 5,940 ft (1,810 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,870 ft on the south side to 10,670 ft on Sandia Crest.

Average elevation
5,940 ft 1,810 m
all land inside the county
Highest
10,670 ft 3,255 m
on Sandia Crest
Lowest
4,870 ft 1,485 m
on the south side

Bernalillo County spans about 5,800 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land5,940 ft1,810 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Sandia Crest (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
10,670 ft3,255 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
4,870 ft1,485 m

Elevation profile, west to east

50 mi west to east through Albuquerque.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, shaded from 4,870 ft on the south side to 10,670 ft on Sandia Crest
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in New Mexico, United States
Population
671,747 2024 est.
Land area
1,161.7 sq mi + 5.7 sq mi water
Density
578 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform regions
Basin and Range 85%, Colorado Plateaus 15%
Drains to
Gulf of America 96%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Cibola County7,090 ft
  2. Santa Fe County6,880 ft
  3. Sandoval County6,710 ft
  4. Torrance County6,460 ft
  5. Bernalillo County5,940 ft
  6. Valencia County5,380 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • South Sandia Peak9,780 ft
  • Tecolote Peak, Bernalillo County8,830 ft
  • Cedro Peak7,770 ft
  • Mount Washington7,720 ft
All 25 towns in Bernalillo County by typical elevation
  1. Ponderosa Pine7,600 ft
  2. Cedro7,280 ft
  3. Sedillo7,080 ft
  4. Sandia Park7,050 ft
  5. Manzano Springs partly7,020 ft
  6. San Antonito6,980 ft
  7. Chilili6,890 ft
  8. Barton6,840 ft
  9. Cedar Crest6,810 ft
  10. Sandia Knolls6,760 ft
  11. Paa-Ko6,740 ft
  12. Edgewood partly6,590 ft
  13. Tijeras6,460 ft
  14. Sandia Heights6,140 ft
  15. Carnuel6,060 ft
  16. Kirtland AFB5,410 ft
  17. Rio Rancho partly5,390 ft
  18. Pajarito Mesa5,370 ft
  19. Paradise Hills5,330 ft
  20. Albuquerque5,260 ft
  21. Edith Enclave5,010 ft
  22. North Valley5,000 ft
  23. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque4,990 ft
  24. South Valley4,940 ft
  25. Isleta4,900 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.