Black Rock, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Black Rock, New Mexico, shaded from 6,300 ft on the southwest side to 6,470 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,470 ft 1,975 m6,430 ft 1,960 m6,410 ft 1,955 m6,370 ft 1,940 m6,320 ft 1,925 m6,300 ft 1,920 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

Black Rock sits at about 6,440 ft (1,965 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,440 ft 1,965 m
most residents: 6,330–6,460 ft
Lowest
6,300 ft 1,920 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,470 ft 1,975 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,380 ft 1,945 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Black Rock spans about 170 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
6,440 ft1,965 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
6,470 ft1,975 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
6,300 ft1,920 m
Town center
USGS map point for Black Rock
6,450 ft1,965 m
Airport (XNI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.0 mi west of the CDP boundary
6,371 ft1,942 m
Average of all land6,380 ft1,945 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,440 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.0 °F93.3 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (79.9 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% 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 Black Rock, New Mexico, shaded from 6,300 ft on the southwest side to 6,470 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,190 2020 Census
Land area
1.7 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
682 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.0884° N, 108.7912° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Zuni River → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Andrew Othole Memorial (XNI) 6,371 ft
ZIP codes 1
87327
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinehaven7,380 ft
  2. Candy Kitchen7,370 ft
  3. El Morro Valley7,260 ft
  4. Sagar7,240 ft
  5. Mountain View, Cibola County7,130 ft
  6. Vanderwagen7,120 ft
  7. Timberlake7,120 ft
  8. Ramah6,960 ft
  9. Black Rock6,440 ft
  10. Zuni Pueblo6,290 ft
  11. Lupton, AZ6,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cebollita Peak8,766 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Dowa Yalanne7,270 ft
  • Feather Rock7,220 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.
  • Black Rock 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.