Cobre, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cobre, New Mexico, shaded from 5,950 ft on the southwest side to 6,040 ft at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
Elevation
6,040 ft 1,840 m6,020 ft 1,835 m6,010 ft 1,830 m5,980 ft 1,825 m5,960 ft 1,815 m5,950 ft 1,810 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

Cobre sits at about 5,990 ft (1,825 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
5,990 ft 1,825 m
few residents
Lowest
5,950 ft 1,810 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,040 ft 1,840 m
at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
Average
5,990 ft 1,825 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cobre spans about 90 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
5,990 ft1,825 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
6,040 ft1,840 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
5,950 ft1,810 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cobre
5,980 ft1,820 m
Airport (SVC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 10 mi south of the CDP boundary
5,446 ft1,660 m
Average of all land5,990 ft1,825 m
Nearest peak
Pinos Altos Mountain, 9.3 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
8,120 ft2,475 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,990 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.9 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.2 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cobre, New Mexico, shaded from 5,950 ft on the southwest side to 6,040 ft at the foot of the Pinos Altos Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Population
17 2020 Census
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
254 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7806° N, 108.1120° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Grant County (SVC) 5,446 ft
ZIP codes 1
88023
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinos Altos6,980 ft
  2. Hanover6,410 ft
  3. Arenas Valley6,040 ft
  4. Rosedale6,030 ft
  5. Silver City6,010 ft
  6. Cobre5,990 ft
  7. Santa Clara5,970 ft
  8. Mimbres5,900 ft
  9. Bayard5,820 ft
  10. Hurley5,700 ft
  11. North Hurley5,690 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Peak8,940 ft
  • Tadpole Ridge8,610 ft
  • Pinos Altos Mountain8,120 ft
  • Bear Mountain8,030 ft
  • Whitehorse Mountain7,561 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.
  • Cobre 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.