Rowe, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rowe, New Mexico, shaded from 6,560 ft on the southeast side to 8,040 ft on Rowe Peak
Elevation
8,040 ft 2,450 m7,670 ft 2,335 m7,480 ft 2,280 m7,110 ft 2,170 m6,750 ft 2,055 m6,560 ft 2,000 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

Rowe sits at about 6,820 ft (2,080 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,820 ft 2,080 m
most residents: 6,790–6,980 ft
Lowest
6,560 ft 2,000 m
on the southeast side
Highest
8,040 ft 2,450 m
on Rowe Peak
Average
6,920 ft 2,110 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Rowe spans about 1,480 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
6,820 ft2,080 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Rowe Peak
8,040 ft2,450 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,560 ft2,000 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rowe
6,810 ft2,075 m
Average of all land6,920 ft2,110 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,820 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.3 °F93.0 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.2 inHg (78.7 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.3% 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 Rowe, New Mexico, shaded from 6,560 ft on the southeast side to 8,040 ft on Rowe Peak
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
304 2020 Census
Land area
6.1 sq mi
Density
50 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.4917° N, 105.6753° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87562
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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. Glorieta7,470 ft
  3. Valencia, Santa Fe County7,380 ft
  4. La Cueva7,220 ft
  5. Cañoncito7,210 ft
  6. East Pecos7,140 ft
  7. Pecos6,970 ft
  8. Rowe6,820 ft
  9. North San Ysidro6,750 ft
  10. Lamy6,530 ft
  11. Soham6,240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 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.
  • Rowe 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.