Snow The BorderTransportationSystem will travel from the coastal ocean and gulf areas to elevations that approach.   The system will cross the Continental Divide about 90 miles west of El Paso Texas, with an elevation of about 4,100 feet.  This elevation does get up to 5" of snow at the Mexican town of Puerto Palomas de Villa.  The town is also known simply as Palomas, is a small town of 4,688 people in the municipality of Ascensión, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It borders the village of Columbus, New Mexico, in the United States. Index of ... Continental Divide Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua - Snow of 5" Topographical Maps along the U.S.A. / Mexico Border U.S.-Mexico Border Geospatial and Mapping Data - Elevation Data USGS National Map Viewers