Sandia Knolls, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sandia Knolls, New Mexico, shaded from 6,570 ft on the northwest side to 7,270 ft at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
Elevation
7,270 ft 2,215 m7,090 ft 2,160 m7,010 ft 2,135 m6,830 ft 2,085 m6,660 ft 2,030 m6,570 ft 2,005 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

Sandia Knolls sits at about 6,760 ft (2,060 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,760 ft 2,060 m
most residents: 6,690–7,050 ft
Lowest
6,570 ft 2,005 m
on the northwest side
Highest
7,270 ft 2,215 m
at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
Average
6,870 ft 2,095 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Sandia Knolls spans about 700 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
6,760 ft2,060 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
7,270 ft2,215 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
6,570 ft2,005 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sandia Knolls
6,730 ft2,050 m
Average of all land6,870 ft2,095 m
Nearest peak
South Mountain, 3.5 mi east of the CDP boundary
8,750 ft2,665 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,760 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.4 °F93.0 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.3 inHg (78.9 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 Sandia Knolls, New Mexico, shaded from 6,570 ft on the northwest side to 7,270 ft at the foot of the San Pedro Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,252 2020 Census
Land area
2.8 sq mi
Density
447 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.1639° N, 106.3114° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87047
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sedillo7,080 ft
  2. Sandia Park7,050 ft
  3. San Antonito6,980 ft
  4. Barton6,840 ft
  5. Cedar Crest6,810 ft
  6. Cedar Grove6,800 ft
  7. Sandia Knolls6,760 ft
  8. Paa-Ko6,740 ft
  9. Thunder Mountain6,700 ft
  10. La Madera6,660 ft
  11. Tijeras6,460 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Bosque Peak9,620 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
  • South Mountain8,750 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²) (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts) and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 6,570 ft at 35.1704° N, 106.3151° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.
  • Sandia Knolls 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.