Continental Divide, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Continental Divide, New Mexico, shaded from 7,070 ft on the northwest side to 7,290 ft near the middle
Elevation
7,290 ft 2,220 m7,230 ft 2,205 m7,210 ft 2,195 m7,150 ft 2,180 m7,100 ft 2,165 m7,070 ft 2,155 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

Continental Divide sits at about 7,260 ft (2,215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,260 ft 2,215 m
most residents: 7,120–7,270 ft
Lowest
7,070 ft 2,155 m
on the northwest side
Highest
7,290 ft 2,220 m
near the middle
Average
7,190 ft 2,190 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Continental Divide spans about 220 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
7,260 ft2,215 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
7,290 ft2,220 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
7,070 ft2,155 m
Town center
USGS map point for Continental Divide
7,240 ft2,205 m
Average of all land7,190 ft2,190 m
Nearest peak
Mount Powell, 4.3 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,752 ft2,668 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,260 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
198.5 °F92.5 °C

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

Air pressure
76% of sea level

22.9 inHg (77.4 kPa): each breath holds 24% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Continental Divide, New Mexico, shaded from 7,070 ft on the northwest side to 7,290 ft near the middle
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
190 2020 Census
Land area
2.8 sq mi
Density
69 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.4250° N, 108.3153° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
South Fork Puerco River → Puerco River → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
87312
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McGaffey7,810 ft
  2. Las Tusas7,510 ft
  3. Bluewater7,460 ft
  4. Homer C Jones7,450 ft
  5. Stoneridge7,400 ft
  6. Continental Divide7,260 ft
  7. Thoreau7,170 ft
  8. Jamestown7,090 ft
  9. Pinedale7,010 ft
  10. Fort Wingate6,940 ft
  11. Iyanbito6,880 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Taylor11,290 ft
  • Cebollita Peak8,766 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Barometer Mountain8,040 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.
  • Continental Divide 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.