Socorro, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Socorro, New Mexico, shaded from 4,580 ft on the southeast side to 5,310 ft at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
Elevation
5,310 ft 1,615 m5,120 ft 1,560 m5,030 ft 1,535 m4,850 ft 1,480 m4,670 ft 1,425 m4,580 ft 1,395 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Socorro sits at about 4,620 ft (1,405 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,620 ft 1,405 m
most residents: 4,590–4,700 ft
Lowest
4,580 ft 1,395 m
on the southeast side
Highest
5,310 ft 1,615 m
at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
Average
4,720 ft 1,440 m
all land inside city limits

Socorro spans about 730 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
4,620 ft1,405 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
5,310 ft1,615 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
4,580 ft1,395 m
Town center
USGS map point for Socorro
4,600 ft1,400 m
Airport (ONM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.0 mi south of the city limits
4,875 ft1,486 m
Average of all land4,720 ft1,440 m
Nearest peak
Socorro Peak, 1.7 mi west of the city limits
7,270 ft2,215 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,620 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.4 °F95.2 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.5 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Socorro, New Mexico, shaded from 4,580 ft on the southeast side to 5,310 ft at the foot of the Socorro Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Population
8,348 2024 est.
Land area
14.5 sq mi
Density
578 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.0584° N, 106.8914° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Socorro Municipal (ONM) 4,875 ft
ZIP codes 1
87801
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. La Joya4,720 ft
  2. Alamillo4,670 ft
  3. San Acacia4,660 ft
  4. Chamizal4,660 ft
  5. Polvadera4,660 ft
  6. Lemitar4,660 ft
  7. Escondida4,630 ft
  8. Socorro4,620 ft
  9. Luis Lopez4,580 ft
  10. San Antonito, Socorro County4,570 ft
  11. San Antonio4,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Baldy10,789 ft
  • Mount Withington10,123 ft
  • Ladron Peak9,186 ft
  • Polvadera Mountain7,295 ft
  • Socorro Peak7,270 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.