Capulin, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Capulin, New Mexico, shaded from 6,800 ft on the west side to 6,940 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,940 ft 2,115 m6,910 ft 2,105 m6,890 ft 2,100 m6,850 ft 2,090 m6,810 ft 2,075 m6,800 ft 2,070 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

Capulin sits at about 6,840 ft (2,085 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,840 ft 2,085 m
most residents: 6,840–6,850 ft
Lowest
6,800 ft 2,070 m
on the west side
Highest
6,940 ft 2,115 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,840 ft 2,085 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Capulin spans about 140 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
6,840 ft2,085 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
6,940 ft2,115 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,800 ft2,070 m
Town center
USGS map point for Capulin
6,850 ft2,085 m
Average of all land6,840 ft2,085 m
Nearest peak
Sierra Grande, 6.3 mi east of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,724 ft2,659 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,840 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.3 °F92.9 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.2 inHg (78.6 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Capulin, New Mexico, shaded from 6,800 ft on the west side to 6,940 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Union County, New Mexico, United States
Population
61 2020 Census
Land area
1.5 sq mi
Density
41 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7411° N, 103.9936° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Capulin Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 2
88414 88418
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Capulin6,840 ft
  2. Raton6,670 ft
  3. Des Moines6,650 ft
  4. Folsom6,400 ft
  5. Starkville, CO6,370 ft
  6. Branson, CO6,260 ft
  7. Jansen, CO6,240 ft
  8. Trinidad, CO6,090 ft
  9. Grenville5,970 ft
  10. Maxwell5,930 ft
  11. El Moro, CO5,900 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Laughlin Peak8,824 ft
  • Sierra Grande8,724 ft
  • Capulin Mountain8,173 ft
  • Melon Mesa7,210 ft
  • Mud Hill7,190 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.
  • Capulin 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.