Mescalero, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mescalero, New Mexico, shaded from 6,050 ft on the west side to 8,310 ft on the south side
Elevation
8,310 ft 2,535 m7,750 ft 2,360 m7,470 ft 2,275 m6,900 ft 2,105 m6,340 ft 1,930 m6,050 ft 1,845 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

Mescalero sits at about 7,130 ft (2,175 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,130 ft 2,175 m
most residents: 6,350–8,060 ft
Lowest
6,050 ft 1,845 m
on the west side
Highest
8,310 ft 2,535 m
on the south side
Average
7,160 ft 2,180 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Mescalero spans about 2,260 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
7,130 ft2,175 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
8,310 ft2,535 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,050 ft1,845 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mescalero
6,610 ft2,015 m
Average of all land7,160 ft2,180 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,130 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.7 °F92.6 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.0 inHg (77.8 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 Mescalero, New Mexico, shaded from 6,050 ft on the west side to 8,310 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,480 2020 Census
Land area
17.9 sq mi
Density
83 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.1576° N, 105.7742° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Big Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
88340
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cloudcroft8,760 ft
  2. Twin Forks7,820 ft
  3. Mescalero7,130 ft
  4. Mayhill7,050 ft
  5. Ruidoso6,890 ft
  6. High Rolls6,770 ft
  7. Ruidoso Downs6,440 ft
  8. Bent5,900 ft
  9. La Luz4,680 ft
  10. Tularosa4,520 ft
  11. Alamogordo4,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sierra Blanca Peak11,981 ft
  • Carrizo Mountain9,620 ft
  • West Mountain8,770 ft
  • Tucson Mountain8,310 ft
  • Cub Mountain7,870 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.
  • Mescalero 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.