Vadito, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vadito, New Mexico, shaded from 7,380 ft on the west side to 7,660 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,660 ft 2,335 m7,590 ft 2,315 m7,560 ft 2,305 m7,490 ft 2,285 m7,420 ft 2,260 m7,380 ft 2,250 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

Vadito sits at about 7,500 ft (2,285 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,500 ft 2,285 m
most residents: 7,420–7,540 ft
Lowest
7,380 ft 2,250 m
on the west side
Highest
7,660 ft 2,335 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
7,500 ft 2,285 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Vadito spans about 280 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
7,500 ft2,285 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
7,660 ft2,335 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
7,380 ft2,250 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vadito
7,460 ft2,275 m
Average of all land7,500 ft2,285 m
Nearest peak
Picuris Peak, 3.3 mi north of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
10,810 ft3,295 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,500 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.0 °F92.2 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.7 inHg (76.7 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vadito, New Mexico, shaded from 7,380 ft on the west side to 7,660 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Population
258 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
299 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.1911° N, 105.6708° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Southern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87579
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Truchas8,050 ft
  2. Peñasco7,630 ft
  3. Vadito7,500 ft
  4. Ojo Sarco7,430 ft
  5. Chamisal7,390 ft
  6. Picuris Pueblo7,340 ft
  7. Rio Lucio7,310 ft
  8. Talpa7,080 ft
  9. Ranchos de Taos6,960 ft
  10. Taos6,950 ft
  11. Dixon6,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Trampas Peak12,170 ft
  • Cerro Vista11,940 ft
  • Picuris Peak10,810 ft
  • Capulin Peak, Taos County10,440 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.
  • Vadito 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.