Tecolotito, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tecolotito, New Mexico, shaded from 5,230 ft on the south side to 5,440 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,440 ft 1,660 m5,390 ft 1,640 m5,360 ft 1,635 m5,310 ft 1,620 m5,260 ft 1,605 m5,230 ft 1,595 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Tecolotito sits at about 5,310 ft (1,620 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
5,310 ft 1,620 m
few residents
Lowest
5,230 ft 1,595 m
on the south side
Highest
5,440 ft 1,660 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,320 ft 1,620 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Tecolotito spans about 210 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
5,310 ft1,620 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
5,440 ft1,660 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
5,230 ft1,595 m
Town center
USGS map point for Tecolotito
5,330 ft1,625 m
Average of all land5,320 ft1,620 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,310 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.1 °F94.5 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.6 inHg (83.3 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tecolotito, New Mexico, shaded from 5,230 ft on the south side to 5,440 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
204 2020 Census
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
284 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.2345° N, 105.1594° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87711
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Las Vegas6,490 ft
  2. Tecolote6,340 ft
  3. Soham6,240 ft
  4. San Jose, San Miguel County6,120 ft
  5. Pueblo6,070 ft
  6. Ribera6,070 ft
  7. Sena5,890 ft
  8. Villanueva5,870 ft
  9. Tecolotito5,310 ft
  10. Anton Chico5,300 ft
  11. Llano del Medio5,240 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 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.
  • Tecolotito 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.