Santa Clara, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Clara, New Mexico, shaded from 5,890 ft on the south side to 6,240 ft at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
Elevation
6,240 ft 1,905 m6,160 ft 1,875 m6,110 ft 1,865 m6,020 ft 1,835 m5,930 ft 1,810 m5,890 ft 1,795 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Santa Clara sits at about 5,970 ft (1,820 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,970 ft 1,820 m
most residents: 5,940–6,100 ft
Lowest
5,890 ft 1,795 m
on the south side
Highest
6,240 ft 1,905 m
at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
Average
6,040 ft 1,840 m
all land inside village limits

Santa Clara spans about 350 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
5,970 ft1,820 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
6,240 ft1,905 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the south side
5,890 ft1,795 m
Town center
USGS map point for Santa Clara
5,980 ft1,825 m
Airport (SVC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 9.1 mi south of the village limits
5,446 ft1,660 m
Average of all land6,040 ft1,840 m
Nearest peak
Pinos Altos Mountain, 6.9 mi northwest of the village limits
8,120 ft2,475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,970 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.9 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.3 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Clara, New Mexico, shaded from 5,890 ft on the south side to 6,240 ft at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Village in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,613 2024 est.
Land area
2.0 sq mi
Density
811 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7795° N, 108.1503° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Grant County (SVC) 5,446 ft
ZIP codes 2
88026 88041
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinos Altos6,980 ft
  2. Hanover6,410 ft
  3. Little Walnut Village6,280 ft
  4. Arenas Valley6,040 ft
  5. Rosedale6,030 ft
  6. Silver City6,010 ft
  7. Cobre5,990 ft
  8. Santa Clara5,970 ft
  9. Bayard5,820 ft
  10. Hurley5,700 ft
  11. North Hurley5,690 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Peak8,940 ft
  • Tadpole Ridge8,610 ft
  • Pinos Altos Mountain8,120 ft
  • Bear Mountain8,030 ft
  • Whitehorse Mountain7,561 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village limits, 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 village limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.