La Madera, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Madera, New Mexico, shaded from 6,120 ft on the northeast side to 7,550 ft at the foot of the Sandia Mountains
Elevation
7,550 ft 2,300 m7,190 ft 2,190 m7,010 ft 2,135 m6,650 ft 2,030 m6,300 ft 1,920 m6,120 ft 1,865 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

La Madera sits at about 6,660 ft (2,030 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,660 ft 2,030 m
most residents: 6,410–6,890 ft
Lowest
6,120 ft 1,865 m
on the northeast side
Highest
7,550 ft 2,300 m
at the foot of the Sandia Mountains
Average
6,590 ft 2,010 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Madera spans about 1,430 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
6,660 ft2,030 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sandia Mountains
7,550 ft2,300 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,120 ft1,865 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Madera
6,960 ft2,120 m
Average of all land6,590 ft2,010 m
Nearest peak
Sandia Crest, 3.8 mi west of the CDP boundary
10,670 ft3,255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,660 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.6 °F93.1 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.4 inHg (79.2 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Madera, New Mexico, shaded from 6,120 ft on the northeast side to 7,550 ft at the foot of the Sandia 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
729 2020 Census
Land area
13.1 sq mi
Density
56 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.2228° N, 106.3706° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87047
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. San Pedro7,100 ft
  2. Sandia Park7,050 ft
  3. San Antonito6,980 ft
  4. Cedar Crest6,810 ft
  5. Sandia Knolls6,760 ft
  6. Paa-Ko6,740 ft
  7. La Madera6,660 ft
  8. Golden6,650 ft
  9. Tijeras6,460 ft
  10. Sandia Heights6,140 ft
  11. Placitas5,650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Bosque Peak9,620 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
  • South Mountain8,750 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 Madera 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.