Salem, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, New Mexico, shaded from 4,080 ft on the west side to 4,260 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,260 ft 1,300 m4,210 ft 1,285 m4,190 ft 1,275 m4,140 ft 1,265 m4,100 ft 1,250 m4,080 ft 1,245 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

Salem sits at about 4,110 ft (1,255 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,110 ft 1,255 m
most residents: 4,090–4,120 ft
Lowest
4,080 ft 1,245 m
on the west side
Highest
4,260 ft 1,295 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,140 ft 1,260 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Salem spans about 180 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
4,110 ft1,255 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
4,260 ft1,295 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,080 ft1,245 m
Airport (E05)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.5 mi south of the CDP boundary
4,129 ft1,259 m
Average of all land4,140 ft1,260 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the middle of Salem.

Altitude Effects

What 4,110 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.4 °F95.8 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (87.2 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, New Mexico, shaded from 4,080 ft on the west side to 4,260 ft on the north 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 Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Population
797 2020 Census
Land area
1.3 sq mi
Density
609 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7108° N, 107.2121° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Hatch Municipal (E05) 4,129 ft
ZIP codes 1
87941
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Las Palomas4,270 ft
  2. Caballo4,260 ft
  3. Oasis4,250 ft
  4. Arrey4,180 ft
  5. Salem4,110 ft
  6. Garfield4,100 ft
  7. Placitas, Doña Ana County4,080 ft
  8. Rincon4,070 ft
  9. Rodey4,070 ft
  10. Hatch4,060 ft
  11. Radium Springs3,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cookes Peak8,411 ft
  • Timber Mountain7,580 ft
  • Sugarloaf Peak6,600 ft
  • Robledo Mountain5,870 ft
  • Doña Ana Peak5,822 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.
  • Salem 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.