Santa Fe, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Fe, New Mexico, shaded from 6,160 ft on the southwest side to 8,090 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
8,090 ft 2,465 m7,610 ft 2,320 m7,360 ft 2,245 m6,880 ft 2,100 m6,400 ft 1,950 m6,160 ft 1,875 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Santa Fe sits at about 6,740 ft (2,055 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,740 ft 2,055 m
most residents: 6,420–7,120 ft
Lowest
6,160 ft 1,875 m
on the southwest side
Highest
8,090 ft 2,465 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,850 ft 2,090 m
all land inside city limits

Santa Fe spans about 1,930 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
6,740 ft2,055 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
8,090 ft2,465 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
6,160 ft1,875 m
Town center
USGS map point for Santa Fe
7,000 ft2,135 m
Airport (SAF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
6,349 ft1,935 m
Average of all land6,850 ft2,090 m
Nearest peak
Thompson Peak, 5.0 mi east of the city limits (NGS survey)
10,557 ft3,218 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,740 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.5 °F93.0 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.3 inHg (79.0 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
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Santa Fe, New Mexico, shaded from 6,160 ft on the southwest side to 8,090 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Population
90,551 2024 est.
Land area
52.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,734 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.6870° N, 105.9378° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Santa Fe Regional (SAF) 6,349 ft
ZIP codes 5
87501 87505 87506 87507 87508
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hyde Park7,920 ft
  2. Santa Fe Foothills7,520 ft
  3. Conejo6,990 ft
  4. Seton Village6,980 ft
  5. Tano Road6,960 ft
  6. Arroyo Hondo, Santa Fe County6,940 ft
  7. Tesuque6,930 ft
  8. Santa Fe6,740 ft
  9. La Tierra6,690 ft
  10. Tres Arroyos6,670 ft
  11. Agua Fria6,620 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Trampas Peak12,170 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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.