Estancia, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Estancia, New Mexico, shaded from 6,080 ft on the east side to 6,140 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
6,140 ft 1,870 m6,120 ft 1,865 m6,110 ft 1,865 m6,100 ft 1,860 m6,080 ft 1,855 m6,080 ft 1,850 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Estancia sits at about 6,110 ft (1,865 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,110 ft 1,865 m
most residents: 6,090–6,130 ft
Lowest
6,080 ft 1,850 m
on the east side
Highest
6,140 ft 1,870 m
on the northwest side
Average
6,100 ft 1,860 m
all land inside town limits

Estancia spans about 60 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
6,110 ft1,865 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
6,140 ft1,870 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
6,080 ft1,850 m
Town center
USGS map point for Estancia
6,110 ft1,860 m
Average of all land6,100 ft1,860 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,110 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.6 °F93.7 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.9 inHg (80.9 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Estancia, New Mexico, shaded from 6,080 ft on the east side to 6,140 ft on the northwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,314 2024 est.
Land area
6.2 sq mi
Density
213 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.7584° N, 106.0559° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Laguna del Perro basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
87016
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Manzano7,170 ft
  2. Manzano Springs7,020 ft
  3. Chilili6,890 ft
  4. Torreon, Torrance County6,720 ft
  5. Tajique6,700 ft
  6. Punta de Agua6,570 ft
  7. Indian Hills6,440 ft
  8. Moriarty6,220 ft
  9. McIntosh6,170 ft
  10. Estancia6,110 ft
  11. Willard6,100 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
  • Gallinas Peak8,640 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.