Center Point, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Center Point, New Mexico, shaded from 5,610 ft on the southwest side to 6,010 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
6,010 ft 1,830 m5,910 ft 1,800 m5,860 ft 1,785 m5,760 ft 1,755 m5,660 ft 1,725 m5,610 ft 1,710 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

Center Point sits at about 5,740 ft (1,750 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,740 ft 1,750 m
most residents: 5,640–5,870 ft
Lowest
5,610 ft 1,710 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,010 ft 1,830 m
on the southeast side
Average
5,760 ft 1,755 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Center Point spans about 400 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
5,740 ft1,750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,010 ft1,830 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
5,610 ft1,710 m
Town center
USGS map point for Center Point
5,740 ft1,750 m
Airport (N19)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.8 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
5,882 ft1,793 m
Average of all land5,760 ft1,755 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,740 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.3 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.2 inHg (82.0 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Center Point, New Mexico, shaded from 5,610 ft on the southwest side to 6,010 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Population
2,435 2020 Census
Land area
9.2 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
265 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.8768° N, 107.9462° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Animas River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Aztec Municipal (N19) 5,882 ft
ZIP codes 1
87410
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. North Light Plant5,960 ft
  2. Cedar Hill5,950 ft
  3. Center Point5,740 ft
  4. Crouch Mesa5,700 ft
  5. Aztec5,650 ft
  6. Spencerville5,630 ft
  7. Blanco5,610 ft
  8. South River5,610 ft
  9. Flora Vista5,550 ft
  10. Angustura5,540 ft
  11. Bloomfield5,490 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Tank Mountain, San Juan County7,220 ft
  • Lone Tree Mountain7,129 ft
  • Mount Nebo7,050 ft
  • Slane Knob6,850 ft
  • Knickerbocker Peaks6,785 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.
  • Center Point 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.