La Mesa, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Mesa, New Mexico, shaded from 3,820 ft on the southeast side to 3,840 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
3,850 ft 1,175 m3,850 ft 1,170 m3,840 ft 1,170 m3,830 ft 1,170 m3,820 ft 1,165 m3,820 ft 1,165 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 Mesa sits at about 3,830 ft (1,165 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,830 ft 1,165 m
nearly all residents at this height
Lowest
3,820 ft 1,165 m
on the southeast side
Highest
3,840 ft 1,170 m
on the northwest side
Average
3,830 ft 1,165 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

La Mesa is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
3,830 ft1,165 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
3,840 ft1,170 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
3,820 ft1,165 m
Town center
USGS map point for La Mesa
3,830 ft1,165 m
Average of all land3,830 ft1,165 m

Altitude Effects

What 3,830 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.9 °F96.1 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

26.0 inHg (88.1 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of La Mesa, New Mexico, shaded from 3,820 ft on the southeast side to 3,840 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Population
649 2020 Census
Land area
2.4 sq mi
Density
273 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.1220° N, 106.7078° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
88044
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. University Park3,950 ft
  2. Tortugas3,900 ft
  3. San Pablo3,880 ft
  4. Berino3,840 ft
  5. Mesquite3,840 ft
  6. San Miguel3,840 ft
  7. Anthony, TX3,830 ft
  8. La Mesa3,830 ft
  9. Vado3,830 ft
  10. Anthony3,820 ft
  11. Chamberino3,810 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Organ Peak8,850 ft
  • Bennett Mountain7,200 ft
  • Mount Riley5,907 ft
  • Robledo Mountain5,870 ft
  • Doña Ana Peak5,822 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, 3,820 ft at 32.1121° N, 106.6960° 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 Mesa 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.