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Rio Grande

United States > New Mexico > Socorro County

The Rio Grande rises in high mountains and flows for much of its length at high elevation; Albuquerque is 5,312 feet (1,619 m), and El Paso 3,762 feet (1,147 m) above sea level. In New Mexico, the river flows through the Rio Grande rift from one sediment-filled basin to another, cutting canyons between the…

Average elevation: 1,502 m

Taos

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

The elevation of the town is 6,969 feet (2,124 m). Just north of Taos is Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet (4,011 m), the highest point in New Mexico. Taos has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), though it borders on a semi-arid climate (BSk) due to the low rainfall. The town is characterized by…

Average elevation: 2,180 m

Hanover

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

Average elevation: 1,989 m

Los Alamos

United States > New Mexico > Los Alamos County

Los Alamos is located in northern New Mexico between the Rio Grande and the eastern rim of the Valles Caldera on the Pajarito Plateau, approximately 35 mi (56 km) to the northwest of Santa Fe. The elevation at the post office is 7,320 feet (2,230 m) and total land area is 11.14 square miles (28.9 km2).

Average elevation: 2,196 m

Hurley

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

Average elevation: 1,734 m

Chi Chil Tah

United States > New Mexico > McKinley County

Average elevation: 2,101 m

Colfax County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 2,193 m

Nadine

United States > New Mexico > Lea County

Average elevation: 1,094 m

Lumberton

United States > New Mexico > Rio Arriba County

Average elevation: 2,130 m

Santa Fe National Forest

United States > New Mexico

The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,558,452 acres (6,306.83 km2). Elevations range from 5,300 feet (1600 m) to 13,103 feet (4000 m) at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos…

Average elevation: 2,196 m

Hidalgo County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 1,443 m

Santa Rosa

United States > New Mexico > Guadalupe County

Average elevation: 1,424 m

White Rock

United States > New Mexico > Los Alamos County

White Rock is located in southeastern Los Alamos County and is bordered to the north and east by Santa Fe; the eastern border follows the Rio Grande through White Rock Canyon. The elevation of the White Rock townsite is 6,365 feet (1,940 m), 900 feet (270 m) above the river elevation in the canyon. The CDP…

Average elevation: 1,885 m

Mora County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 2,150 m

Lake Maloya

United States > New Mexico > Colfax County

Lake Maloya is a reservoir in Sugarite Canyon State Park on the New Mexico-Colorado State border, northeast of Raton, New Mexico. It is the main source of water for the city and its outlying areas. When full, the lake's surface has an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 meters).

Average elevation: 2,387 m

Rincon

United States > New Mexico > Doña Ana County

Average elevation: 1,258 m

Tierra Amarilla

United States > New Mexico > Rio Arriba County

The Brazos Cliffs are a prominent nearby landmark and attraction. Also nearby are the artificial Heron Lake and El Vado Lake. Tierra Amarilla's elevation is 7,524 feet above sea level.

Average elevation: 2,318 m

Jawbone

United States > New Mexico > Bernalillo County

Average elevation: 2,706 m

Tres Piedras

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Tres Piedras is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Taos, and west of the Rio Grande on U.S. Route 64. At approximately 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in altitude, it is located within the southern portion of the San Juan Range of the Rocky Mountains. Tres Piedras is on the western edge of a sagebrush plain,…

Average elevation: 2,476 m

Mescalero

United States > New Mexico > Otero County

Average elevation: 2,217 m

Chaperito

United States > New Mexico > San Miguel County

Average elevation: 1,665 m

Gila Wilderness

United States > New Mexico > Catron County

The Gila Wilderness is located in southwest New Mexico, north of Silver City and east of Reserve. It contains the West Fork, Middle Fork and much of the East Fork of the Gila River; riverside elevations of around 4,850 feet (1,480 m) are the lowest in the wilderness. The Mogollon Mountains traverse an arc…

Average elevation: 2,085 m

Angel Fire

United States > New Mexico > Colfax County

Angel Fire is located in southwestern Colfax County. The village center is in the valley of Cieneguilla Creek, with housing developments climbing mountain slopes to the east and west. Angel Fire Resort, entirely within the village limits, is on the east side of the valley, with a base elevation of 8,600 feet…

Average elevation: 2,786 m

Picacho Peak

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County

Average elevation: 2,409 m

Veguita

United States > New Mexico > Socorro County

Average elevation: 1,461 m

Geronimo

United States > New Mexico > San Miguel County

Average elevation: 2,716 m

Corona

United States > New Mexico > Lincoln County

Average elevation: 2,055 m

Arroyo Seco

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Arroyo Seco has a post office, with the ZIP code 87514. The 87514 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,310 at the 2000 census, with 996 housing units, a land area of 53.63 sq. miles, a water area of 0.05 sq. mile, and a population density of 24.43 people per sq. mile at Census 2000. Arroyo Seco's…

Average elevation: 2,338 m

Bloomfield

United States > New Mexico > San Juan County

Average elevation: 1,724 m

Santa Fe County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 2,176 m

Redondo Peak

United States > New Mexico > Sandoval County

Average elevation: 3,193 m

Tres Ritos

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Average elevation: 2,803 m

Truchas Peak

United States > New Mexico > Rio Arriba County

Average elevation: 3,639 m

Union County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 1,592 m

Tucson Mountain

United States > New Mexico > Lincoln County

Average elevation: 2,375 m

Villanueva

United States > New Mexico > San Miguel County

Average elevation: 1,852 m

Alps Mesa

United States > New Mexico > Union County

Average elevation: 2,088 m

Roswell

United States > New Mexico > Chaves County

Average elevation: 1,106 m

San Jose

United States > New Mexico > Eddy County > Carlsbad

Average elevation: 953 m

Mimbres

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

Average elevation: 1,881 m

Cedro

United States > New Mexico > Bernalillo County

Average elevation: 2,209 m

Española

United States > New Mexico > Rio Arriba County

Española lies at an elevation of around 5,595 feet (1,705 m) with much variance. It is in a valley nestled between the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges, and the meeting point of three rivers, the Rio Grande, the Rio Chama, and the Rio Santa Cruz.

Average elevation: 1,750 m

Moriarty

United States > New Mexico > Torrance County

Average elevation: 1,898 m

Playas

United States > New Mexico > Hidalgo County

Average elevation: 1,360 m

Lake Roberts

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

Average elevation: 1,892 m

Sunset Bowl

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County

Average elevation: 3,485 m

Jemez Pueblo

United States > New Mexico > Sandoval County

Average elevation: 2,123 m

Ruidoso

United States > New Mexico > Lincoln County

Ruidoso is in southern Lincoln County, with elevations ranging from 6,400 feet (2,000 m) at the village's southeast corner in the valley of the Rio Ruidoso up to over 7,700 feet (2,300 m) at the village's northern end near Alto. Ruidoso's southern border and westernmost border follow the Otero County line. The…

Average elevation: 2,287 m

Springer

United States > New Mexico > Colfax County

Average elevation: 1,784 m

Lordsburg

United States > New Mexico > Hidalgo County

Typical for the more southerly and lower elevations of the Intermountain West, summers are extremely hot during the daytime, with maxima above 90 °F or 32.2 °C for over four months on an average of 122 afternoons during a full year. 100 °F or 37.8 °C is exceeded on average during 30 afternoons each year,…

Average elevation: 1,309 m

Taos Ski Valley

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding. The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves one of the…

Average elevation: 3,229 m

Farmington

United States > New Mexico > San Juan County

Farmington has a semi-arid climate. Despite its altitude of 5,473 feet (1,668 m), the city can experience hot summers and cold winters with low precipitation throughout the year. The average annual snowfall is 12.3 inches (31 cm).

Average elevation: 1,698 m

Eunice

United States > New Mexico > Lea County

Average elevation: 1,047 m

Silver City

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

During the period from 1901 to 1964, when readings were taken at the city center (which is cooler and wetter than outlying and lower-elevation districts nearby), the coldest temperature recorded was −13 °F (−25 °C) on January 11, 1962, and the hottest 105 °F (40.6 °C) on July 5, 1901. The coldest month…

Average elevation: 1,851 m

White Sands

United States > New Mexico > Doña Ana County

Average elevation: 1,333 m

White Sands National Park

United States > New Mexico > Otero County

The first US Army exploration of south-central New Mexico was led by a party of topographical engineering officers in 1849. They passed west of the San Andres Mountains and Organ Mountains. A lieutenant was dispatched east across the basin with a scouting party to map a potential military wagon route to the…

Average elevation: 1,214 m

Regina

United States > New Mexico > Sandoval County

Average elevation: 2,309 m

La Loma

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County

Average elevation: 2,163 m

Hudson

United States > New Mexico > Quay County

Average elevation: 1,243 m

Guadalupe Mountain

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Average elevation: 2,459 m

Sandoval County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 2,111 m

Chaves County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 1,352 m

Catron County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 2,231 m

Bayard

United States > New Mexico > Grant County

Bayard is located in the southern foothills of the Pinos Altos Range and Mogollon Mountains in the southwestern portion of New Mexico and situated east of the Continental Divide at an elevation of approximately 5,800 feet (1,800 m). Gila National Forest lies north from here. A semi-arid desert of predominantly…

Average elevation: 1,816 m

Valencia County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 1,656 m

Queen

United States > New Mexico > Eddy County

Average elevation: 1,770 m

Indian Peaks

United States > New Mexico > Catron County

Average elevation: 2,365 m

La Mesa

United States > New Mexico > Doña Ana County

Average elevation: 1,170 m

Lea County

United States > New Mexico

Average elevation: 1,100 m

Kirtland

United States > New Mexico > San Juan County

Average elevation: 1,603 m

Dead Mans Wash

United States > New Mexico > San Juan County

Average elevation: 1,590 m

Roy

United States > New Mexico > Harding County

Average elevation: 1,793 m

Chimney Rock

United States > New Mexico > San Juan County

Average elevation: 1,661 m

Rio en Medio

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County

Average elevation: 2,179 m

Santa Fe

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County

Santa Fe (/ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ, ˈsæntə feɪ/ SAN-tə FAY, -⁠ fay; Spanish: [santaˈfe]) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County. With over 89,000 residents, Santa Fe is the fourth-most populous city in the state, and part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los…

Average elevation: 2,221 m

Ruidoso Downs

United States > New Mexico > Lincoln County

Average elevation: 2,091 m

Cochiti

United States > New Mexico > Sandoval County

Average elevation: 1,607 m

Prewitt Lake

United States > New Mexico > McKinley County

Average elevation: 2,393 m

Ojo Caliente

United States > New Mexico > Taos County

Average elevation: 1,950 m

Jal

United States > New Mexico > Lea County

Average elevation: 937 m

Placitas

United States > New Mexico > Sandoval County

Average elevation: 1,864 m

Chupadero

United States > New Mexico > Santa Fe County > Chupadero

Average elevation: 2,121 m

Cedar Crest

United States > New Mexico > Bernalillo County

Average elevation: 2,125 m

Trinity Site

United States > New Mexico > Socorro County

The scientists wanted good visibility, low humidity, light winds at low altitude, and westerly winds at high altitude for the test. The best weather was predicted between July 18 and 21, but the Potsdam Conference was due to start on July 16 and President Harry S. Truman wanted the test to be conducted before…

Average elevation: 1,506 m

Dulce

United States > New Mexico > Rio Arriba County

Dulce is the southernmost urban area with a subarctic humid continental climate in North America (Köppen: Dfc) where summer is mild and short due to high altitude and rigorous winter. Going further south than the Dfb in low altitude and in latitude similar to the southern limit of the Dfa in the center of the…

Average elevation: 2,179 m

Tucumcari

United States > New Mexico > Quay County

Average elevation: 1,263 m

Las Cruces

United States > New Mexico > Doña Ana County

The approximate elevation of Las Cruces is 3,908 feet (1,191 m) above sea level.

Average elevation: 1,297 m

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