Las Vegas, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Las Vegas, New Mexico, shaded from 6,350 ft on the south side to 6,720 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,720 ft 2,045 m6,620 ft 2,020 m6,580 ft 2,005 m6,490 ft 1,980 m6,400 ft 1,950 m6,350 ft 1,935 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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How to use this mapviews, tools and data
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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Las Vegas sits at about 6,490 ft (1,975 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,490 ft 1,975 m
most residents: 6,420–6,560 ft
Lowest
6,350 ft 1,935 m
on the south side
Highest
6,720 ft 2,045 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,500 ft 1,980 m
all land inside city limits

Las Vegas spans about 370 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
6,490 ft1,975 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
6,720 ft2,045 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
6,350 ft1,935 m
Town center
USGS map point for Las Vegas
6,430 ft1,960 m
Airport (LVS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.2 mi northeast of the city limits
6,877 ft2,096 m
Average of all land6,500 ft1,980 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,490 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.9 °F93.3 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.5 inHg (79.7 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% 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 Las Vegas, New Mexico, shaded from 6,350 ft on the south side to 6,720 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
12,711 2024 est.
Land area
8.6 sq mi
Density
1,474 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5939° N, 105.2239° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Gallinas River → Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Las Vegas Municipal (LVS) 6,877 ft
ZIP codes 1
87701
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. East Pecos7,140 ft
  2. North San Ysidro6,750 ft
  3. Las Vegas6,490 ft
  4. Watrous6,420 ft
  5. Tecolote6,340 ft
  6. Soham6,240 ft
  7. San Jose, San Miguel County6,120 ft
  8. Pueblo6,070 ft
  9. Ribera6,070 ft
  10. Sena5,890 ft
  11. Villanueva5,870 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
  • Cerro Pelon8,894 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.