Kirtland AFB, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, shaded from 5,300 ft on the south side to 5,470 ft on the east side
Elevation
5,470 ft 1,670 m5,430 ft 1,655 m5,410 ft 1,650 m5,360 ft 1,635 m5,320 ft 1,620 m5,300 ft 1,615 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

Kirtland AFB sits at about 5,410 ft (1,650 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,410 ft 1,650 m
most residents: 5,390–5,460 ft
Lowest
5,300 ft 1,615 m
on the south side
Highest
5,470 ft 1,670 m
on the east side
Average
5,380 ft 1,640 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Kirtland AFB 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
5,410 ft1,650 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,470 ft1,670 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
5,300 ft1,615 m
Airport (ABQ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.5 mi west of the CDP boundary
5,355 ft1,632 m
Average of all land5,380 ft1,640 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.4 mi west to east through the middle of Kirtland AFB.

Altitude Effects

What 5,410 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.9 °F94.4 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.5 inHg (83.0 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% 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 Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, shaded from 5,300 ft on the south side to 5,470 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Population
3,838 2020 Census
Land area
5.4 sq mi
Density
704 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.0591° N, 106.5479° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) 5,355 ft
ZIP codes 1
87116
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cedro7,280 ft
  2. Cedar Crest6,810 ft
  3. Tijeras6,460 ft
  4. Sandia Heights6,140 ft
  5. Carnuel6,060 ft
  6. Kirtland AFB5,410 ft
  7. Albuquerque5,260 ft
  8. Edith Enclave5,010 ft
  9. North Valley5,000 ft
  10. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque4,990 ft
  11. South Valley4,940 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
  • Mesa Prieta7,529 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.
  • Kirtland AFB 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.