La Jara, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Jara, New Mexico, shaded from 7,030 ft on the south side to 9,970 ft at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
Elevation
9,970 ft 3,040 m9,230 ft 2,815 m8,870 ft 2,700 m8,130 ft 2,480 m7,400 ft 2,255 m7,030 ft 2,145 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.
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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 Jara sits at about 7,450 ft (2,270 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,450 ft 2,270 m
most residents: 7,120–7,670 ft
Lowest
7,030 ft 2,145 m
on the south side
Highest
9,970 ft 3,040 m
at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
Average
7,630 ft 2,325 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Jara spans about 2,940 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
7,450 ft2,270 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
9,970 ft3,040 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
7,030 ft2,145 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Jara
7,120 ft2,170 m
Average of all land7,630 ft2,325 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,450 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.1 °F92.3 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.7 inHg (76.9 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Jara, New Mexico, shaded from 7,030 ft on the south side to 9,970 ft at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Population
177 2020 Census
Land area
14.3 sq mi
Density
12 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.0878° N, 106.9748° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Rio Puerco → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87027
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. La Cueva, Sandoval County7,800 ft
  2. Gallina7,670 ft
  3. Regina7,590 ft
  4. La Jara7,450 ft
  5. Lindrith7,260 ft
  6. Cuba6,900 ft
  7. Ojo Encino6,770 ft
  8. Coyote6,750 ft
  9. Youngsville6,690 ft
  10. Torreon6,500 ft
  11. Jemez Springs6,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chicoma Mountain11,561 ft
  • Redondo Peak11,258 ft
  • Cerros del Abrigo10,280 ft
  • Capulin Peak, Rio Arriba County9,203 ft
  • Gallina Peak8,981 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²) (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts) and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 7,030 ft at 36.0710° N, 106.9765° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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 Jara 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.