Quemado, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Quemado, New Mexico, shaded from 6,830 ft on the northwest side to 6,960 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,960 ft 2,120 m6,930 ft 2,110 m6,910 ft 2,105 m6,880 ft 2,095 m6,850 ft 2,085 m6,830 ft 2,085 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

Quemado sits at about 6,880 ft (2,100 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,880 ft 2,100 m
most residents: 6,870–6,900 ft
Lowest
6,830 ft 2,085 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,960 ft 2,120 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,880 ft 2,095 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Quemado spans about 130 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
6,880 ft2,100 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
6,960 ft2,120 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
6,830 ft2,085 m
Town center
USGS map point for Quemado
6,890 ft2,100 m
Average of all land6,880 ft2,095 m
Nearest peak
Escondido Mountain, 9.3 mi south of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
9,857 ft3,004 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,880 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.2 °F92.9 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.2 inHg (78.5 kPa): each breath holds 22% 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 Quemado, New Mexico, shaded from 6,830 ft on the northwest side to 6,960 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Population
163 2020 Census
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
91 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.3439° N, 108.4956° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Largo Creek → Carrizo Wash → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
87829
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Homestead7,700 ft
  2. Escudilla Bonita7,680 ft
  3. Pie Town7,550 ft
  4. Pinehill7,470 ft
  5. Candy Kitchen7,370 ft
  6. Datil7,360 ft
  7. Fence Lake7,060 ft
  8. Quemado6,880 ft
  9. Aragon6,670 ft
  10. Apache Creek6,520 ft
  11. Cruzville6,410 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Alegres Mountain10,232 ft
  • Escondido Mountain9,857 ft
  • Mangas Mountain9,670 ft
  • Horse Mountain9,440 ft
  • Fox Mountain9,380 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.
  • Quemado 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.