Farmington, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Farmington, New Mexico, shaded from 5,210 ft on the west side to 6,040 ft on Hood Mesa
Elevation
6,040 ft 1,840 m5,830 ft 1,780 m5,730 ft 1,745 m5,520 ft 1,685 m5,310 ft 1,620 m5,210 ft 1,590 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
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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

Farmington sits at about 5,470 ft (1,670 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,470 ft 1,670 m
most residents: 5,310–5,630 ft
Lowest
5,210 ft 1,590 m
on the west side
Highest
6,040 ft 1,840 m
on Hood Mesa
Average
5,510 ft 1,680 m
all land inside city limits

Farmington spans about 830 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
5,470 ft1,670 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Hood Mesa
6,040 ft1,840 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
5,210 ft1,590 m
Town center
USGS map point for Farmington
5,300 ft1,615 m
Airport (FMN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,507 ft1,679 m
Average of all land5,510 ft1,680 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,470 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.8 °F94.3 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.5 inHg (82.8 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Farmington, New Mexico, shaded from 5,210 ft on the west side to 6,040 ft on Hood Mesa
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Population
46,262 2024 est.
Land area
34.5 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
1,342 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7281° N, 108.2187° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Four Corners Regional (FMN) 5,507 ft
ZIP codes 3
87401 87402 87415
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Napi Headquarters6,010 ft
  2. Crouch Mesa5,700 ft
  3. Flora Vista5,550 ft
  4. Farmington5,470 ft
  5. Ojo Amarillo5,420 ft
  6. West Hammond5,420 ft
  7. Lee Acres5,400 ft
  8. Totah Vista5,290 ft
  9. Upper Fruitland5,220 ft
  10. Kirtland5,200 ft
  11. Fruitland5,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pinon Mesa6,170 ft
  • Hood Mesa6,040 ft
  • Bald Mesa5,760 ft
  • Twin Mounds5,721 ft
  • Martin Mesa5,670 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.