New Mexico Base and Elevation Maps
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This New Mexico base map highlights the location of the state capitol,
Santa Fe, and
major cities throughout the state. Portions of New Mexico's border states,
Colorado,
Oklahoma,
Texas, and
Arizona are
included to show the relationship between New Mexico and its neighbors. A small inset shows New Mexico among the
other 47 Continental United States.
An international border with Mexico defines part of New Mexico's southern border. |
New Mexico base map, Courtesy of Maps.com. |
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This elevation map of New Mexico illustrates the number of feet or meters the
state rises above sea level. As you can see by the map, New Mexico resides at elevations well over 2,000 feet
above sea level. The mean elevation of the state is 5,700 feet above sea level ranking New Mexico as the fourth
highest state.
The lowest point in New Mexico, 2,842 feet above sea level, is at the northern end of the
Red Bluff Reservoir on the Pecos River. In Eddy County, New Mexico, this low point is located about 40 miles
north of Pecos, Texas.
The highest point in New Mexico,
Wheeler Peak at
13,161 feet above sea level, is found in northern New Mexico's
Sangre de Cristo Range, at the southern end
of the Rocky Mountains.
Taos
is located around 15 miles to the southwest.
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New Mexico elevation map, Courtesy of Maps.com. |
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