Taos topographic map
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About this map
Name: Taos topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, United States (36.35496 -105.60605 36.42347 -105.55629)
Average elevation: 2,180 m
Minimum elevation: 2,066 m
Maximum elevation: 2,739 m
The elevation of the town is 6,967 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 city is characterized by extreme diurnal variations of temperature. Even when summer days get extremely hot, nights can be pleasantly cool.