Elephant Butte, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elephant Butte, New Mexico, shaded from 4,260 ft on the south side to 4,620 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
4,620 ft 1,410 m4,530 ft 1,380 m4,490 ft 1,365 m4,390 ft 1,340 m4,300 ft 1,310 m4,250 ft 1,295 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elephant Butte sits at about 4,530 ft (1,380 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,530 ft 1,380 m
most residents: 4,460–4,570 ft
Lowest
4,260 ft 1,295 m
on the south side
Highest
4,620 ft 1,410 m
on the northwest side
Average
4,450 ft 1,355 m
all land inside city limits

Elephant Butte spans about 360 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
4,530 ft1,380 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
4,620 ft1,410 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
4,260 ft1,295 m
Airport (TCS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.9 mi northwest of the city limits
4,862 ft1,482 m
Average of all land4,450 ft1,355 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the middle of Elephant Butte.

Altitude Effects

What 4,530 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.6 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.8 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elephant Butte, New Mexico, shaded from 4,260 ft on the south side to 4,620 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,439 2024 est.
Land area
4.2 sq mi
Density
344 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.1932° N, 107.2238° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Truth Or Consequences Municipal (TCS) 4,862 ft
ZIP codes 1
87935
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Winston6,190 ft
  2. Hillsboro5,300 ft
  3. Elephant Butte4,530 ft
  4. Hot Springs Landing4,510 ft
  5. Truth or Consequences4,310 ft
  6. Las Palomas4,270 ft
  7. Caballo4,260 ft
  8. Oasis4,250 ft
  9. Williamsburg4,240 ft
  10. Arrey4,180 ft
  11. Garfield4,100 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Vicks Peak10,273 ft
  • San Mateo Peak10,143 ft
  • Jaralosa Mountain8,332 ft
  • Skillet Knob7,617 ft
  • Timber Mountain7,580 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.