Luna, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Luna, New Mexico, shaded from 6,930 ft on the east side to 7,380 ft at the foot of the San Francisco Mountains
Elevation
7,380 ft 2,250 m7,270 ft 2,215 m7,210 ft 2,200 m7,100 ft 2,165 m6,990 ft 2,130 m6,930 ft 2,115 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

Luna sits at about 7,060 ft (2,150 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,060 ft 2,150 m
most residents: 6,980–7,080 ft
Lowest
6,930 ft 2,115 m
on the east side
Highest
7,380 ft 2,250 m
at the foot of the San Francisco Mountains
Average
7,060 ft 2,150 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Luna spans about 450 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
7,060 ft2,150 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the San Francisco Mountains
7,380 ft2,250 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,930 ft2,115 m
Town center
USGS map point for Luna
7,040 ft2,145 m
Average of all land7,060 ft2,150 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,060 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.9 °F92.7 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.0 inHg (78.0 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Luna, New Mexico, shaded from 6,930 ft on the east side to 7,380 ft at the foot of the San Francisco Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Population
194 2020 Census
Land area
5.6 sq mi
Density
35 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.8189° N, 108.9545° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
San Francisco River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
87824
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alpine, AZ8,010 ft
  2. Nutrioso, AZ7,700 ft
  3. Escudilla Bonita7,680 ft
  4. Luna7,060 ft
  5. Apache Creek6,520 ft
  6. Cruzville6,410 ft
  7. Rancho Grande6,360 ft
  8. Reserve5,850 ft
  9. Rivers5,770 ft
  10. Middle Frisco5,720 ft
  11. Lower Frisco5,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Corner Mountain9,930 ft
  • Eagle Peak9,801 ft
  • Fox Mountain9,380 ft
  • Whiterocks Mountain8,832 ft
  • Freeman Mountain8,780 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.
  • Luna 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.