Cibola County, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cibola County, New Mexico, shaded from 5,340 ft on the east side to 11,290 ft on Mount Taylor
Elevation
11,290 ft 3,440 m9,810 ft 2,990 m9,060 ft 2,760 m7,570 ft 2,310 m6,090 ft 1,855 m5,340 ft 1,630 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Cibola County averages about 7,090 ft (2,160 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 5,340 ft on the east side to 11,290 ft on Mount Taylor.

Average elevation
7,090 ft 2,160 m
all land inside the county
Highest
11,290 ft 3,440 m
on Mount Taylor
Lowest
5,340 ft 1,630 m
on the east side

Cibola County spans about 5,950 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land7,090 ft2,160 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Mount Taylor (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
11,290 ft3,440 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
5,340 ft1,630 m

Elevation profile, west to east

74 mi west to east through Grants.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cibola County, New Mexico, shaded from 5,340 ft on the east side to 11,290 ft on Mount Taylor
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in New Mexico, United States
Population
26,686 2024 est.
Land area
4,540.0 sq mi + 2.1 sq mi water
Density
5.9 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of America 71%, Laguna Macho basin (does not reach the sea) 13%, Gulf of California 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Catron County7,380 ft
  2. Cibola County7,090 ft
  3. McKinley County6,950 ft
  4. Sandoval County6,710 ft
  5. Apache County, AZ6,550 ft
  6. Socorro County6,000 ft
  7. Bernalillo County5,940 ft
  8. Valencia County5,380 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Taylor11,290 ft
  • Cerro Venada10,250 ft
  • Cerro Pelon, Cibola County10,030 ft
  • Cebollita Peak8,766 ft
  • Mesa Gallina7,840 ft
All 35 towns in Cibola County by typical elevation
  1. Las Tusas7,510 ft
  2. Pinehill7,470 ft
  3. Bluewater partly7,460 ft
  4. Stoneridge7,400 ft
  5. Candy Kitchen7,370 ft
  6. El Morro Valley7,260 ft
  7. San Mateo7,230 ft
  8. Lobo Canyon7,190 ft
  9. Mountain View, Cibola County7,130 ft
  10. Timberlake partly7,120 ft
  11. Fence Lake7,060 ft
  12. Bluewater Village6,630 ft
  13. Broadview6,570 ft
  14. Golden Acres6,550 ft
  15. Bibo6,530 ft
  16. Milan6,520 ft
  17. San Rafael6,490 ft
  18. Grants6,460 ft
  19. Mount Taylor6,440 ft
  20. Seboyeta6,400 ft
  21. Encinal6,380 ft
  22. Anzac Village6,280 ft
  23. Cubero6,220 ft
  24. Skyline-Ganipa6,210 ft
  25. McCartys Village6,190 ft
  26. San Fidel6,190 ft
  27. Paguate6,160 ft
  28. North Acomita Village6,160 ft
  29. Acomita Lake6,140 ft
  30. South Acomita Village6,130 ft
  31. Moquino6,120 ft
  32. Seama6,010 ft
  33. Paraje5,930 ft
  34. Laguna5,870 ft
  35. Mesita5,700 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.