San Cristobal, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of San Cristobal, New Mexico, shaded from 7,150 ft on the southwest side to 10,120 ft at the foot of the Taos Mountains
Elevation
10,120 ft 3,085 m9,380 ft 2,860 m9,010 ft 2,745 m8,270 ft 2,520 m7,530 ft 2,295 m7,150 ft 2,180 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.
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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

San Cristobal sits at about 7,370 ft (2,245 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,370 ft 2,245 m
most residents: 7,270–8,060 ft
Lowest
7,150 ft 2,180 m
on the southwest side
Highest
10,120 ft 3,085 m
at the foot of the Taos Mountains
Average
7,860 ft 2,395 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

San Cristobal spans about 2,970 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
7,370 ft2,245 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Taos Mountains
10,120 ft3,085 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
7,150 ft2,180 m
Town center
USGS map point for San Cristobal
7,460 ft2,270 m
Airport (SKX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.8 mi south of the CDP boundary
7,095 ft2,163 m
Average of all land7,860 ft2,395 m
Nearest peak
Gold Hill, 6.5 mi east of the CDP boundary
12,690 ft3,870 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,370 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.3 °F92.4 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.8 inHg (77.1 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of San Cristobal, New Mexico, shaded from 7,150 ft on the southwest side to 10,120 ft at the foot of the Taos Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Population
206 2020 Census
Land area
6.9 sq mi
Density
30 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.5964° N, 105.6395° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Taos Regional (SKX) 7,095 ft
ZIP codes 1
87564
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Taos Ski Valley11,150 ft
  2. Red River8,680 ft
  3. Eagle Nest8,250 ft
  4. Arroyo Seco7,630 ft
  5. Questa7,590 ft
  6. San Cristobal7,370 ft
  7. Taos Pueblo7,110 ft
  8. Talpa7,080 ft
  9. Ranchos de Taos6,960 ft
  10. Taos6,950 ft
  11. Arroyo Hondo6,830 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wheeler Peak13,167 ft
  • Gold Hill12,690 ft
  • Pueblo Peak12,150 ft
  • Cerro de la Olla9,470 ft
  • Cerro Chiflo8,960 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.
  • San Cristobal 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.