Sunlit Hills, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sunlit Hills, New Mexico, shaded from 6,850 ft on the west side to 7,710 ft at the foot of the Cerrillos Hills
Elevation
7,710 ft 2,350 m7,490 ft 2,285 m7,390 ft 2,250 m7,170 ft 2,185 m6,960 ft 2,120 m6,850 ft 2,090 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.
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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

Sunlit Hills sits at about 7,180 ft (2,185 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,180 ft 2,185 m
most residents: 7,010–7,500 ft
Lowest
6,850 ft 2,090 m
on the west side
Highest
7,710 ft 2,350 m
at the foot of the Cerrillos Hills
Average
7,110 ft 2,170 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Sunlit Hills spans about 860 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
7,180 ft2,185 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Cerrillos Hills
7,710 ft2,350 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,850 ft2,090 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sunlit Hills
7,040 ft2,145 m
Airport (SAF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.4 mi west of the CDP boundary
6,349 ft1,935 m
Average of all land7,110 ft2,170 m
Nearest peak
Thompson Peak, 7.3 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
10,557 ft3,218 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,180 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.6 °F92.6 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

22.9 inHg (77.7 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.1% 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 Sunlit Hills, New Mexico, shaded from 6,850 ft on the west side to 7,710 ft at the foot of the Cerrillos Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Population
736 2020 Census
Land area
3.8 sq mi
Density
196 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5881° N, 105.9228° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Galisteo Creek → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Santa Fe Regional (SAF) 6,349 ft
ZIP codes 1
87508
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cañada de los Alamos7,600 ft
  2. Santa Fe Foothills7,520 ft
  3. Valencia, Santa Fe County7,380 ft
  4. Cañoncito7,210 ft
  5. Sunlit Hills7,180 ft
  6. Conejo6,990 ft
  7. Seton Village6,980 ft
  8. Arroyo Hondo, Santa Fe County6,940 ft
  9. Santa Fe6,740 ft
  10. Eldorado at Santa Fe6,730 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
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 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).
  • 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.
  • Sunlit Hills 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.