Eagle Nest, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eagle Nest, New Mexico, shaded from 8,170 ft on the south side to 8,950 ft at the foot of the Cimarron Range
Elevation
8,950 ft 2,730 m8,750 ft 2,670 m8,660 ft 2,640 m8,460 ft 2,580 m8,270 ft 2,520 m8,170 ft 2,490 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

Eagle Nest sits at about 8,250 ft (2,515 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
8,250 ft 2,515 m
most residents: 8,190–8,260 ft
Lowest
8,170 ft 2,490 m
on the south side
Highest
8,950 ft 2,725 m
at the foot of the Cimarron Range
Average
8,330 ft 2,540 m
all land inside village limits

Eagle Nest spans about 780 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
8,250 ft2,515 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, at the foot of the Cimarron Range
8,950 ft2,725 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
8,170 ft2,490 m
Town center
USGS map point for Eagle Nest
8,240 ft2,510 m
Airport (AXX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.0 mi south of the village limits
8,380 ft2,554 m
Average of all land8,330 ft2,540 m
Nearest peak
Baldy Mountain, 3.7 mi northeast of the village limits
12,430 ft3,790 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 8,250 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
196.6 °F91.5 °C

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

Air pressure
74% of sea level

22.0 inHg (74.6 kPa): each breath holds 26% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+17% more UV

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

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eagle Nest, New Mexico, shaded from 8,170 ft on the south side to 8,950 ft at the foot of the Cimarron Range
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Population
318 2024 est.
Land area
4.5 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
71 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.5548° N, 105.2636° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Cimarron River → Canadian River → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Angel Fire (AXX) 8,380 ft
ZIP codes 1
87718
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Taos Ski Valley11,150 ft
  2. Red River8,680 ft
  3. Angel Fire8,620 ft
  4. Eagle Nest8,250 ft
  5. Arroyo Seco7,630 ft
  6. Questa7,590 ft
  7. Ute Park7,400 ft
  8. San Cristobal7,370 ft
  9. Taos Pueblo7,110 ft
  10. Taos6,950 ft
  11. Cimarron6,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wheeler Peak13,167 ft
  • Baldy Mountain12,430 ft
  • Mount Phillips11,742 ft
  • Agua Fria Peak11,050 ft
  • Capulin Peak, Taos County10,440 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.