Brazos, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brazos, New Mexico, shaded from 7,350 ft on the southwest side to 7,430 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,430 ft 2,265 m7,410 ft 2,260 m7,400 ft 2,255 m7,380 ft 2,250 m7,360 ft 2,245 m7,350 ft 2,240 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Brazos sits at about 7,400 ft (2,255 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
7,400 ft 2,255 m
few residents
Lowest
7,350 ft 2,240 m
on the southwest side
Highest
7,430 ft 2,265 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,390 ft 2,255 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Brazos spans about 80 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
7,400 ft2,255 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
7,430 ft2,265 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
7,350 ft2,240 m
Town center
USGS map point for Brazos
7,400 ft2,255 m
Average of all land7,390 ft2,255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.2 °F92.3 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.7 inHg (77.0 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.9% 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 Brazos, New Mexico, shaded from 7,350 ft on the southwest side to 7,430 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Population
31 2020 Census
Land area
0.2 sq mi
Density
143 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7514° N, 106.5614° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Rio Chama → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87551
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Conejos, CO7,900 ft
  2. Antonito, CO7,890 ft
  3. Canjilon7,870 ft
  4. Chama7,870 ft
  5. Ensenada7,560 ft
  6. Tierra Amarilla7,500 ft
  7. Brazos7,400 ft
  8. Los Ojos7,340 ft
  9. Dulce6,870 ft
  10. Lumberton6,860 ft
  11. El Rito6,790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Grouse Mesa11,410 ft
  • Canjilon Mountain10,920 ft
  • Chromo Mountain9,890 ft
  • Gallina Peak8,981 ft
  • Pounds Mesa8,350 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.
  • Brazos 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.