Costilla, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Costilla, New Mexico, shaded from 7,740 ft on the northwest side to 7,910 ft at the foot of the Taos Mountains
Elevation
7,910 ft 2,410 m7,870 ft 2,400 m7,850 ft 2,390 m7,800 ft 2,380 m7,760 ft 2,365 m7,740 ft 2,360 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

Costilla sits at about 7,800 ft (2,375 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,800 ft 2,375 m
most residents: 7,770–7,840 ft
Lowest
7,740 ft 2,360 m
on the northwest side
Highest
7,910 ft 2,410 m
at the foot of the Taos Mountains
Average
7,800 ft 2,375 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Costilla spans about 170 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
7,800 ft2,375 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Taos Mountains
7,910 ft2,410 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
7,740 ft2,360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Costilla
7,820 ft2,385 m
Average of all land7,800 ft2,375 m
Nearest peak
Ute Mountain, 7.7 mi west of the CDP boundary
10,090 ft3,075 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,800 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.5 °F91.9 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.4 inHg (75.8 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.7% 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 Costilla, New Mexico, shaded from 7,740 ft on the northwest side to 7,910 ft at the foot of the Taos Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Population
177 2020 Census
Land area
3.0 sq mi
Density
58 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.9759° N, 105.5311° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87524
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Taos Ski Valley11,150 ft
  2. Red River8,680 ft
  3. San Luis, CO7,990 ft
  4. Conejos, CO7,900 ft
  5. Antonito, CO7,890 ft
  6. Costilla7,800 ft
  7. San Acacio, CO7,730 ft
  8. Manassa, CO7,690 ft
  9. Sanford, CO7,600 ft
  10. Questa7,590 ft
  11. San Cristobal7,370 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Venado Peak12,730 ft
  • Little Costilla Peak12,588 ft
  • Ute Mountain10,090 ft
  • Cerro de la Olla9,470 ft
  • Cerro Chiflo8,960 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.
  • Costilla 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.