Chama, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chama, New Mexico, shaded from 7,710 ft on the south side to 7,970 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,970 ft 2,430 m7,910 ft 2,410 m7,870 ft 2,400 m7,810 ft 2,380 m7,740 ft 2,360 m7,710 ft 2,350 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Chama sits at about 7,870 ft (2,400 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,870 ft 2,400 m
most residents: 7,800–7,900 ft
Lowest
7,710 ft 2,350 m
on the south side
Highest
7,970 ft 2,430 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,830 ft 2,390 m
all land inside village limits

Chama spans about 260 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
7,870 ft2,400 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
7,970 ft2,430 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
7,710 ft2,350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Chama
7,880 ft2,400 m
Average of all land7,830 ft2,390 m
Nearest peak
Chromo Mountain, 8.7 mi northwest of the village limits
9,890 ft3,015 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,870 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.3 °F91.9 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.3 inHg (75.6 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+16% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Chama, New Mexico, shaded from 7,710 ft on the south side to 7,970 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Population
913 2024 est.
Land area
2.9 sq mi
Density
317 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.9031° N, 106.5795° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Rio Chama → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87520
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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. Pagosa Springs, CO7,150 ft
  10. Dulce6,870 ft
  11. Lumberton6,860 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 population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village limits, 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 village limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.