La Huerta, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Huerta, New Mexico, shaded from 3,110 ft on the east side to 3,150 ft on the north side
Elevation
3,150 ft 960 m3,140 ft 955 m3,130 ft 955 m3,120 ft 950 m3,120 ft 950 m3,110 ft 950 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

La Huerta sits at about 3,120 ft (950 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,120 ft 950 m
most residents: 3,110–3,130 ft
Lowest
3,110 ft 950 m
on the east side
Highest
3,150 ft 960 m
on the north side
Average
3,120 ft 950 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Huerta spans about 40 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
3,120 ft950 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
3,150 ft960 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
3,110 ft950 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Huerta
3,120 ft950 m
Airport (CNM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.4 mi south of the CDP boundary
3,295 ft1,004 m
Average of all land3,120 ft950 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,120 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.2 °F96.8 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.7 inHg (90.4 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Huerta, New Mexico, shaded from 3,110 ft on the east side to 3,150 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,402 2020 Census
Land area
1.5 sq mi
Density
927 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.4429° N, 104.2211° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Cavern City Air Trml (CNM) 3,295 ft
ZIP codes 1
88220
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Whites City3,650 ft
  2. Loco Hills3,640 ft
  3. Artesia3,400 ft
  4. Atoka3,390 ft
  5. Morningside3,370 ft
  6. Happy Valley3,200 ft
  7. Carlsbad3,130 ft
  8. La Huerta3,120 ft
  9. Livingston Wheeler3,100 ft
  10. Loving3,050 ft
  11. Malaga3,000 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Carnero Peak4,070 ft
  • McGruder Hill3,800 ft
  • Round Mountain, Eddy County3,670 ft
  • Indian Hill, Eddy County3,420 ft
  • Sand Point3,400 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.
  • La Huerta 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. All public domain.