Cañon, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cañon, New Mexico, shaded from 5,580 ft on the south side to 7,230 ft at the foot of the Sierra Nacimiento
Elevation
7,230 ft 2,205 m6,820 ft 2,080 m6,610 ft 2,015 m6,200 ft 1,890 m5,780 ft 1,765 m5,580 ft 1,700 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

Cañon sits at about 5,910 ft (1,800 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,910 ft 1,800 m
most residents: 5,670–6,760 ft
Lowest
5,580 ft 1,700 m
on the south side
Highest
7,230 ft 2,205 m
at the foot of the Sierra Nacimiento
Average
6,220 ft 1,895 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cañon spans about 1,650 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
5,910 ft1,800 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sierra Nacimiento
7,230 ft2,205 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
5,580 ft1,700 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cañon
5,680 ft1,730 m
Average of all land6,220 ft1,895 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,910 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.0 °F93.9 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.5 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cañon, New Mexico, shaded from 5,580 ft on the south side to 7,230 ft at the foot of the Sierra Nacimiento
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Population
317 2020 Census
Land area
16.1 sq mi
Density
20 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.6570° N, 106.7356° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Jemez River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. La Cueva, Sandoval County7,800 ft
  2. San Luis6,380 ft
  3. Ponderosa6,290 ft
  4. Jemez Springs6,180 ft
  5. Cañon5,910 ft
  6. Cochiti Lake5,600 ft
  7. Jemez Pueblo5,580 ft
  8. Zia Pueblo5,520 ft
  9. Village of San Ysidro5,470 ft
  10. Cochiti5,270 ft
  11. San Felipe Pueblo5,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chicoma Mountain11,561 ft
  • Redondo Peak11,258 ft
  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Cerros del Abrigo10,280 ft
  • Mesa Prieta7,529 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).
  • 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.
  • Cañon 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.