Buckhorn, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Buckhorn, New Mexico, shaded from 4,640 ft on the southeast side to 4,980 ft at the foot of the Mule Mountains
Elevation
4,980 ft 1,520 m4,890 ft 1,490 m4,850 ft 1,480 m4,760 ft 1,450 m4,680 ft 1,425 m4,640 ft 1,415 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

Buckhorn sits at about 4,760 ft (1,450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,760 ft 1,450 m
most residents: 4,670–4,780 ft
Lowest
4,640 ft 1,415 m
on the southeast side
Highest
4,980 ft 1,520 m
at the foot of the Mule Mountains
Average
4,770 ft 1,455 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Buckhorn spans about 340 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
4,760 ft1,450 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Mule Mountains
4,980 ft1,520 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,640 ft1,415 m
Town center
USGS map point for Buckhorn
4,790 ft1,460 m
Average of all land4,770 ft1,455 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,760 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.2 °F95.1 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (85.1 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Buckhorn, New Mexico, shaded from 4,640 ft on the southeast side to 4,980 ft at the foot of the Mule Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Population
172 2020 Census
Land area
4.6 sq mi
Density
37 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.0370° N, 108.7084° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
88025
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mogollon6,850 ft
  2. Little Walnut Village6,280 ft
  3. Alma4,960 ft
  4. Glenwood4,810 ft
  5. Buckhorn4,760 ft
  6. Pleasanton4,640 ft
  7. Cliff4,590 ft
  8. Gila4,550 ft
  9. Redrock4,040 ft
  10. Virden3,760 ft
  11. York, AZ3,530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Willow Mountain10,790 ft
  • Sacaton Mountain10,640 ft
  • Holt Mountain9,770 ft
  • Bear Mountain8,030 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Grant County7,633 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.
  • Buckhorn 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.