Gallup, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gallup, New Mexico, shaded from 6,430 ft on the west side to 7,030 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,030 ft 2,145 m6,880 ft 2,095 m6,810 ft 2,075 m6,650 ft 2,030 m6,500 ft 1,980 m6,430 ft 1,960 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.
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

Gallup sits at about 6,580 ft (2,005 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,580 ft 2,005 m
most residents: 6,480–6,710 ft
Lowest
6,430 ft 1,960 m
on the west side
Highest
7,030 ft 2,145 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,580 ft 2,005 m
all land inside city limits

Gallup spans about 600 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
6,580 ft2,005 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
7,030 ft2,145 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
6,430 ft1,960 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gallup
6,510 ft1,985 m
Airport (GUP)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
6,473 ft1,973 m
Average of all land6,580 ft2,005 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,580 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.8 °F93.2 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.5 inHg (79.4 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gallup, New Mexico, shaded from 6,430 ft on the west side to 7,030 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
20,339 2024 est.
Land area
20.2 sq mi
Density
1,007 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5281° N, 108.7426° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Puerco River → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Gallup Municipal (GUP) 6,473 ft
ZIP codes 3
87301 87311 87322
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Catalpa Canyon6,770 ft
  2. Sundance6,760 ft
  3. Church Rock6,740 ft
  4. Gamerco6,740 ft
  5. Yah-ta-hey6,640 ft
  6. Rock Springs6,620 ft
  7. White Cliffs6,590 ft
  8. Gallup6,580 ft
  9. Crestview6,540 ft
  10. Purty Rock6,420 ft
  11. Williams Acres6,390 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Taylor11,290 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Crown Point6,900 ft
  • Twin Buttes, McKinley County6,820 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.