Stanley, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Stanley, New Mexico, shaded from 6,270 ft on the west side to 6,410 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
6,410 ft 1,955 m6,370 ft 1,945 m6,360 ft 1,935 m6,320 ft 1,925 m6,280 ft 1,915 m6,270 ft 1,910 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

Stanley sits at about 6,340 ft (1,935 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
6,340 ft 1,935 m
few residents
Lowest
6,270 ft 1,910 m
on the west side
Highest
6,410 ft 1,955 m
on the northeast side
Average
6,340 ft 1,930 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Stanley spans about 140 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
6,340 ft1,935 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,410 ft1,955 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,270 ft1,910 m
Town center
USGS map point for Stanley
6,340 ft1,930 m
Average of all land6,340 ft1,930 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,340 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.2 °F93.4 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.7 inHg (80.2 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.6% 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 Stanley, New Mexico, shaded from 6,270 ft on the west side to 6,410 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Population
108 2020 Census
Land area
6.2 sq mi
Density
17 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.1475° N, 105.9770° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Laguna del Perro basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
87056
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. San Pedro7,100 ft
  2. Sedillo7,080 ft
  3. Barton6,840 ft
  4. Cedar Grove6,800 ft
  5. Thunder Mountain6,700 ft
  6. Golden6,650 ft
  7. Edgewood6,590 ft
  8. Indian Hills6,440 ft
  9. Stanley6,340 ft
  10. Moriarty6,220 ft
  11. Galisteo6,050 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 median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Stanley 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.