Bayard, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bayard, New Mexico, shaded from 5,710 ft on the south side to 6,010 ft at the foot of the Silver City Range
Elevation
6,010 ft 1,830 m5,940 ft 1,810 m5,900 ft 1,795 m5,820 ft 1,775 m5,750 ft 1,750 m5,710 ft 1,740 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bayard sits at about 5,820 ft (1,775 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,820 ft 1,775 m
most residents: 5,790–5,870 ft
Lowest
5,710 ft 1,740 m
on the south side
Highest
6,010 ft 1,830 m
at the foot of the Silver City Range
Average
5,830 ft 1,775 m
all land inside city limits

Bayard spans about 300 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
5,820 ft1,775 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Silver City Range
6,010 ft1,830 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
5,710 ft1,740 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bayard
5,820 ft1,775 m
Airport (SVC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.9 mi south of the city limits
5,446 ft1,660 m
Average of all land5,830 ft1,775 m
Nearest peak
Pinos Altos Mountain, 9.0 mi northwest of the city limits
8,120 ft2,475 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,820 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.2 °F94.0 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.7 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bayard, New Mexico, shaded from 5,710 ft on the south side to 6,010 ft at the foot of the Silver City Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Population
2,070 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
2,177 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7617° N, 108.1306° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Grant County (SVC) 5,446 ft
ZIP codes 1
88023
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinos Altos6,980 ft
  2. Hanover6,410 ft
  3. Little Walnut Village6,280 ft
  4. Arenas Valley6,040 ft
  5. Rosedale6,030 ft
  6. Silver City6,010 ft
  7. Cobre5,990 ft
  8. Santa Clara5,970 ft
  9. Bayard5,820 ft
  10. Hurley5,700 ft
  11. North Hurley5,690 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Peak8,940 ft
  • Tadpole Ridge8,610 ft
  • Pinos Altos Mountain8,120 ft
  • Bear Mountain8,030 ft
  • Whitehorse Mountain7,561 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.