Cedro, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cedro, New Mexico, shaded from 6,770 ft on the northwest side to 7,690 ft on the south side
Elevation
7,690 ft 2,345 m7,460 ft 2,275 m7,340 ft 2,240 m7,110 ft 2,170 m6,880 ft 2,100 m6,770 ft 2,065 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

Cedro sits at about 7,280 ft (2,220 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,280 ft 2,220 m
most residents: 7,260–7,420 ft
Lowest
6,770 ft 2,065 m
on the northwest side
Highest
7,690 ft 2,345 m
on the south side
Average
7,290 ft 2,225 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cedro spans about 920 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
7,280 ft2,220 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
7,690 ft2,345 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
6,770 ft2,065 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cedro
7,080 ft2,160 m
Airport (ABQ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi west of the CDP boundary
5,355 ft1,632 m
Average of all land7,290 ft2,225 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,280 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.5 °F92.5 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.8 inHg (77.4 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.0% 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 Cedro, New Mexico, shaded from 6,770 ft on the northwest side to 7,690 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Population
416 2020 Census
Land area
5.4 sq mi
Density
77 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.0223° N, 106.3536° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) 5,355 ft
ZIP codes 1
87059
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ponderosa Pine7,600 ft
  2. Cedro7,280 ft
  3. Sedillo7,080 ft
  4. Manzano Springs7,020 ft
  5. San Antonito6,980 ft
  6. Barton6,840 ft
  7. Cedar Crest6,810 ft
  8. Thunder Mountain6,700 ft
  9. Edgewood6,590 ft
  10. Tijeras6,460 ft
  11. Carnuel6,060 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 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.
  • Cedro 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.