La Madera, Rio Arriba County, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Madera, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, shaded from 6,370 ft on the south side to 7,620 ft on the south side
Elevation
7,620 ft 2,320 m7,310 ft 2,225 m7,150 ft 2,180 m6,840 ft 2,085 m6,530 ft 1,990 m6,370 ft 1,945 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, Rio Arriba County sits at about 6,590 ft (2,010 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,590 ft 2,010 m
most residents: 6,460–6,770 ft
Lowest
6,370 ft 1,945 m
on the south side
Highest
7,620 ft 2,320 m
on the south side
Average
6,720 ft 2,050 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Madera, Rio Arriba County spans about 1,250 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
6,590 ft2,010 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
7,620 ft2,320 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,370 ft1,945 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Madera, Rio Arriba County
6,520 ft1,990 m
Average of all land6,720 ft2,050 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,590 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.7 °F93.2 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.4 inHg (79.4 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, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, shaded from 6,370 ft on the south side to 7,620 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Population
140 2020 Census
Land area
4.4 sq mi
Density
32 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.3864° N, 106.0410° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87539
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. El Rito6,790 ft
  2. La Madera, Rio Arriba County6,590 ft
  3. Ojo Caliente6,260 ft
  4. Abiquiu6,130 ft
  5. Dixon6,080 ft
  6. Medanales5,920 ft
  7. Velarde5,780 ft
  8. Canova5,780 ft
  9. Los Luceros5,770 ft
  10. La Villita5,750 ft
  11. Lyden5,730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Canjilon Mountain10,920 ft
  • Picuris Peak10,810 ft
  • Cerro de la Olla9,470 ft
  • Cerro Chiflo8,960 ft
  • Sierra Negra8,059 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, Rio Arriba County 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.