Villanueva, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Villanueva, New Mexico, shaded from 5,700 ft on the east side to 6,490 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,490 ft 1,975 m6,290 ft 1,915 m6,190 ft 1,885 m5,990 ft 1,825 m5,790 ft 1,765 m5,700 ft 1,735 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

Villanueva sits at about 5,870 ft (1,790 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,870 ft 1,790 m
most residents: 5,800–6,140 ft
Lowest
5,700 ft 1,735 m
on the east side
Highest
6,490 ft 1,975 m
on the west side
Average
6,070 ft 1,850 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Villanueva spans about 790 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
5,870 ft1,790 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,490 ft1,975 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,700 ft1,735 m
Town center
USGS map point for Villanueva
5,870 ft1,790 m
Average of all land6,070 ft1,850 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,870 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.1 °F93.9 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.6 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Villanueva, New Mexico, shaded from 5,700 ft on the east side to 6,490 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
207 2020 Census
Land area
7.3 sq mi
Density
29 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.2667° N, 105.3608° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
87560 87583
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. North San Ysidro6,750 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

  • Santa Fe Baldy12,620 ft
  • Thompson Peak10,557 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
  • South Mountain8,750 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.
  • Villanueva 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.