Pecos, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pecos, New Mexico, shaded from 6,840 ft on the southeast side to 7,160 ft at the foot of the Santa Fe Mountains
Elevation
7,160 ft 2,185 m7,080 ft 2,160 m7,040 ft 2,145 m6,960 ft 2,120 m6,880 ft 2,100 m6,840 ft 2,085 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Pecos sits at about 6,970 ft (2,125 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,970 ft 2,125 m
most residents: 6,890–7,030 ft
Lowest
6,840 ft 2,085 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,160 ft 2,185 m
at the foot of the Santa Fe Mountains
Average
6,960 ft 2,120 m
all land inside village limits

Pecos spans about 320 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
6,970 ft2,125 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, at the foot of the Santa Fe Mountains
7,160 ft2,185 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the southeast side
6,840 ft2,085 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pecos
6,920 ft2,110 m
Average of all land6,960 ft2,120 m
Nearest peak
Thompson Peak, 8.6 mi northwest of the village limits (NGS survey)
10,557 ft3,218 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,970 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.0 °F92.8 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.1 inHg (78.3 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.2% 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 Pecos, New Mexico, shaded from 6,840 ft on the southeast side to 7,160 ft at the foot of the Santa Fe Mountains
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,372 2024 est.
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
773 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5742° N, 105.6750° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87552
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cañada de los Alamos7,600 ft
  2. Santa Fe Foothills7,520 ft
  3. Glorieta7,470 ft
  4. Valencia, Santa Fe County7,380 ft
  5. La Cueva7,220 ft
  6. Cañoncito7,210 ft
  7. East Pecos7,140 ft
  8. Pecos6,970 ft
  9. Rowe6,820 ft
  10. North San Ysidro6,750 ft
  11. Lamy6,530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Trampas Peak12,170 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.