Lemitar, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lemitar, New Mexico, shaded from 4,630 ft on the east side to 4,790 ft at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
Elevation
4,790 ft 1,460 m4,750 ft 1,450 m4,730 ft 1,440 m4,690 ft 1,430 m4,650 ft 1,415 m4,630 ft 1,410 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Lemitar sits at about 4,660 ft (1,420 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,660 ft 1,420 m
most residents: 4,630–4,710 ft
Lowest
4,630 ft 1,410 m
on the east side
Highest
4,790 ft 1,460 m
at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
Average
4,680 ft 1,425 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Lemitar spans about 160 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
4,660 ft1,420 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
4,790 ft1,460 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
4,630 ft1,410 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lemitar
4,640 ft1,415 m
Average of all land4,680 ft1,425 m
Nearest peak
Polvadera Mountain, 4.4 mi west of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,295 ft2,224 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,660 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.4 °F95.2 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.2 inHg (85.4 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lemitar, New Mexico, shaded from 4,630 ft on the east side to 4,790 ft at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Population
346 2020 Census
Land area
1.4 sq mi
Density
252 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.1598° N, 106.9103° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87823
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. La Joya4,720 ft
  2. Alamillo4,670 ft
  3. San Acacia4,660 ft
  4. Chamizal4,660 ft
  5. Polvadera4,660 ft
  6. Lemitar4,660 ft
  7. Escondida4,630 ft
  8. Socorro4,620 ft
  9. Luis Lopez4,580 ft
  10. San Antonito, Socorro County4,570 ft
  11. San Antonio4,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Baldy10,789 ft
  • Mount Withington10,123 ft
  • Ladron Peak9,186 ft
  • Polvadera Mountain7,295 ft
  • Socorro Peak7,270 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.
  • Lemitar 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.