Los Cerrillos, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, shaded from 5,610 ft on the northwest side to 6,120 ft at the foot of the Ortiz Mountains
Elevation
6,120 ft 1,865 m5,990 ft 1,825 m5,930 ft 1,805 m5,800 ft 1,770 m5,680 ft 1,730 m5,610 ft 1,710 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

Los Cerrillos sits at about 5,700 ft (1,735 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,700 ft 1,735 m
most residents: 5,680–5,880 ft
Lowest
5,610 ft 1,710 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,120 ft 1,865 m
at the foot of the Ortiz Mountains
Average
5,800 ft 1,765 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Los Cerrillos spans about 510 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
5,700 ft1,735 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Ortiz Mountains
6,120 ft1,865 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
5,610 ft1,710 m
Airport (SAF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 12 mi north of the CDP boundary
6,349 ft1,935 m
Average of all land5,800 ft1,765 m
Nearest peak
Placer Mountain, 5.4 mi south of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,900 ft2,713 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.1 mi south to north through the middle of Los Cerrillos.

Altitude Effects

What 5,700 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.4 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.3 inHg (82.1 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, shaded from 5,610 ft on the northwest side to 6,120 ft at the foot of the Ortiz Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Population
258 2020 Census
Land area
3.4 sq mi
Density
77 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.4312° N, 106.1249° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Galisteo Creek → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Santa Fe Regional (SAF) 6,349 ft
ZIP codes 1
87010
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. San Pedro7,100 ft
  2. Eldorado at Santa Fe6,730 ft
  3. Golden6,650 ft
  4. Lamy6,530 ft
  5. Valle Vista6,290 ft
  6. La Cienega6,160 ft
  7. Madrid6,060 ft
  8. Galisteo6,050 ft
  9. Los Cerrillos5,700 ft
  10. La Bajada5,470 ft
  11. Santo Domingo Pueblo5,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 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.
  • Los Cerrillos 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.