Animas, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Animas, New Mexico, shaded from 4,330 ft on the northwest side to 4,540 ft on the east side
Elevation
4,540 ft 1,385 m4,490 ft 1,370 m4,460 ft 1,360 m4,410 ft 1,345 m4,360 ft 1,330 m4,330 ft 1,320 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Animas sits at about 4,400 ft (1,340 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,400 ft 1,340 m
most residents: 4,390–4,440 ft
Lowest
4,330 ft 1,320 m
on the northwest side
Highest
4,540 ft 1,385 m
on the east side
Average
4,420 ft 1,345 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Animas spans about 210 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
4,400 ft1,340 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
4,540 ft1,385 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,330 ft1,320 m
Town center
USGS map point for Animas
4,410 ft1,345 m
Average of all land4,420 ft1,345 m
Nearest peak
Grey Mountain, 6.2 mi southwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,931 ft2,113 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.8 °F95.5 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.5 inHg (86.2 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+9% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Animas, New Mexico, shaded from 4,330 ft on the northwest side to 4,540 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Population
180 2020 Census
Land area
15.7 sq mi
Density
11 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.9490° N, 108.8073° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Lake Tank basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
88020
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. White Signal6,060 ft
  2. Hachita4,520 ft
  3. Playas4,480 ft
  4. Animas4,400 ft
  5. Windmill4,360 ft
  6. Lordsburg4,270 ft
  7. Cotton City4,240 ft
  8. Glen Acres4,190 ft
  9. Rodeo4,130 ft
  10. Bowie, AZ3,760 ft
  11. San Simon, AZ3,610 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Gillespie Mountain7,300 ft
  • Grey Mountain6,931 ft
  • Hachita Peak6,637 ft
  • Rimrock Mountain5,770 ft
  • Blue Mountain5,750 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Animas is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.