Effects of Higher Altitude (El Paso, Stanton: transplants, house, school)

[john gunn]

normally people have no problems until the are at 3000 ft or more

Do you mean 3,000ft or 3,000m ? - From my research EP is about 3,500 ft above sea level.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by john gunn

Do you mean 3,000ft or 3,000m ? - From my research EP is about 3,500 ft above sea level.

You are right. We're about 3000-3500 feet up, enough that people are supposed to add something more to cakes for them to turn out right -- I read that.

It's still not that bad -- it takes about a week to acclimate to the altitude but the first week you're here especially if it's 100 degrees, you might not be able to hike to the top of the mountain without getting a bit winded.

[nmnita]

ok 3000 ft is a little different. Yes, there will be a little adjustment but not much. It souldn't take more than a few days to get over any side affects. Yes, cakes do take special care. In fact all the years we lived in NM I never could get the creme puffs to work. They would almost all fall as soon as they came out of the oven and I have been making them for years.

Nita

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Originally Posted by XChucoresident

I have often heard other outsiders mention about the altitude of ELP..but it has never affected me..must be because I grew up here along with the tons of my relatives here!

Well damn, I'm going to climb Everest, or K2 because I grew up in El Paso and have tons of relatives there too! Thanks for the tip!

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by malamute

You are right. We're about 3000-3500 feet up, enough that people are supposed to add something more to cakes for them to turn out right -- I read that.

It's still not that bad -- it takes about a week to acclimate to the altitude but the first week you're here especially if it's 100 degrees, you might not be able to hike to the top of the mountain without getting a bit winded.

Actually, from weatherundergound.com, it shows that EP is almost 4100 feet above sea level. But, I don't know if this is correct for sure.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...Select=WEATHER

[Gary Siete]

veloroutes.org - create a custom bike map with an elevation profile

approx...

3,710' downtown El Paso
4,212' Scenic Drive
5,262' TransMountain pass
4,015' Franklin High (Redd/Resler west side)
4,660' top of Thunderbird Road (top of west side subdivisions)
3,775' Doniphan/Canutillo (upper valley)
3,667' Zaragoza Bridge (lower valley)
4,025' Horizon City
3,959' Airport

[misplacedtarheel]

I think it was because we moved here during the windy season (we got here at the end of march), but for the first couple of weeks-I had the worst time even breathing. And when I went to clean the dust accumulating up in my nose that I no doubt inhaled in excess thanks to that wonderful wind....there was a little blood....but not an outright nosebleed really.

The breathing would get so bad at time, I'd be in mid sentence talking to my husband and wouldn't be able to catch my breath to finish. Thankfully it finally passed.


Again though, I don't see this as an altitude issue-more of a "this eastcoaster needs to get used to this southwest air" type of thing lol.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Actually, from weatherundergound.com, it shows that EP is almost 4100 feet above sea level. But, I don't know if this is correct for sure.

El Paso, Texas (79821) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground

I always thought we were about 3500 or 3600 feet up - I guess we're higher than that. I know driving through Transmountain your ears often will pop because it's that much of an altitude change.

[danieloneil01]

I got nose bleeds when I first got here. Where I lived it was 12ft above sea level. And El Paso is high enough to feel the effects of high elevation. Hell, even my car feels it.

[Texan#1]

I used to live on Stanton and Festival and would get nosebleeds when I first moved in. This lasted for about 2 weeks.