Española, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Española, New Mexico, shaded from 5,580 ft near the middle to 6,040 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
6,040 ft 1,840 m5,920 ft 1,805 m5,870 ft 1,790 m5,750 ft 1,755 m5,630 ft 1,715 m5,580 ft 1,700 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Española sits at about 5,630 ft (1,715 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,630 ft 1,715 m
most residents: 5,600–5,700 ft
Lowest
5,580 ft 1,700 m
near the middle
Highest
6,040 ft 1,840 m
on the northeast side
Average
5,670 ft 1,730 m
all land inside city limits

Española spans about 460 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
5,630 ft1,715 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
6,040 ft1,840 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
5,580 ft1,700 m
Town center
USGS map point for Española
5,590 ft1,705 m
Airport (E14)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.3 mi northeast of the city limits
5,760 ft1,756 m
Average of all land5,670 ft1,730 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,630 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.5 °F94.2 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.3 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Española, New Mexico, shaded from 5,580 ft near the middle to 6,040 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States
Population
10,475 2024 est.
Land area
8.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,274 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.9911° N, 106.0806° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Ohkay Owingeh (E14) 5,760 ft
ZIP codes 1
87532
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. La Puebla5,850 ft
  2. El Valle de Arroyo Seco5,820 ft
  3. Cuartelez5,770 ft
  4. Santa Cruz5,710 ft
  5. Sombrillo5,700 ft
  6. Hernandez5,700 ft
  7. Ohkay Owingeh5,670 ft
  8. San Jose5,660 ft
  9. Española5,630 ft
  10. Santa Clara Pueblo5,630 ft
  11. La Mesilla5,600 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Chicoma Mountain11,561 ft
  • Cerros del Abrigo10,280 ft
  • Sierra Negra8,059 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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.