Conchas Dam, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Conchas Dam, New Mexico, shaded from 4,120 ft on the southeast side to 4,420 ft near the middle
Elevation
4,420 ft 1,350 m4,350 ft 1,325 m4,310 ft 1,315 m4,230 ft 1,290 m4,160 ft 1,270 m4,120 ft 1,255 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

Conchas Dam sits at about 4,230 ft (1,290 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,230 ft 1,290 m
most residents: 4,210–4,330 ft
Lowest
4,120 ft 1,255 m
on the southeast side
Highest
4,420 ft 1,350 m
near the middle
Average
4,220 ft 1,285 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Conchas Dam spans about 300 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
4,230 ft1,290 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
4,420 ft1,350 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,120 ft1,255 m
Airport (E89)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,232 ft1,290 m
Average of all land4,220 ft1,285 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.6 mi south to north through the middle of Conchas Dam.

Altitude Effects

What 4,230 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.8 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Conchas Dam, New Mexico, shaded from 4,120 ft on the southeast side to 4,420 ft near the middle
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Population
194 2020 Census
Land area
8.3 sq mi + 1.8 sq mi water
Density
23 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.3689° N, 104.2138° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Canadian River → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Conchas Lake (E89) 4,232 ft
ZIP codes 1
88416
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Watrous6,420 ft
  2. Wagon Mound6,220 ft
  3. Roy5,890 ft
  4. Mosquero5,590 ft
  5. Llano del Medio5,240 ft
  6. Santa Rosa4,620 ft
  7. Newkirk4,570 ft
  8. Puerto de Luna4,500 ft
  9. Conchas Dam4,230 ft
  10. Tucumcari4,100 ft
  11. Logan3,850 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mesa Rica5,421 ft
  • La Cinta Mesa4,938 ft
  • Chical Mesa4,700 ft
  • Minese Mesa4,502 ft
  • Aguilar Mesa4,400 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.
  • Conchas Dam 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.