Becenti, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Becenti, New Mexico, shaded from 6,500 ft on the southwest side to 6,640 ft near the middle
Elevation
6,640 ft 2,025 m6,600 ft 2,015 m6,590 ft 2,010 m6,550 ft 2,000 m6,520 ft 1,985 m6,500 ft 1,980 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Becenti sits at about 6,570 ft (2,005 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
6,570 ft 2,005 m
few residents
Lowest
6,500 ft 1,980 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,640 ft 2,025 m
near the middle
Average
6,570 ft 2,005 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Becenti spans about 140 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
6,570 ft2,005 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
6,640 ft2,025 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
6,500 ft1,980 m
Airport (0E8)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.1 mi south of the CDP boundary
6,696 ft2,041 m
Average of all land6,570 ft2,005 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.6 mi west to east through the middle of Becenti.

Altitude Effects

What 6,570 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.8 °F93.2 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.5 inHg (79.5 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Becenti, New Mexico, shaded from 6,500 ft on the southwest side to 6,640 ft near the middle
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
294 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
313 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.8163° N, 108.1688° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Indian Creek → Chaco River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Crownpoint (0E8) 6,696 ft
ZIP codes 1
87313
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Borrego Pass7,450 ft
  2. Continental Divide7,260 ft
  3. Thoreau7,170 ft
  4. Jamestown7,090 ft
  5. Pinedale7,010 ft
  6. Red Rock Ranch6,930 ft
  7. Crownpoint6,930 ft
  8. Iyanbito6,880 ft
  9. Becenti6,570 ft
  10. Brimhall Nizhoni6,180 ft
  11. Lake Valley5,910 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Taylor11,290 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Antelope Lookout Mesa6,790 ft
  • Tiger Walkup Mesa6,460 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Becenti 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.