Gila, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila, New Mexico, shaded from 4,430 ft on the south side to 4,920 ft at the foot of the Silver City Range
Elevation
4,920 ft 1,500 m4,800 ft 1,460 m4,730 ft 1,445 m4,610 ft 1,405 m4,490 ft 1,370 m4,430 ft 1,350 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

Gila sits at about 4,550 ft (1,390 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,550 ft 1,390 m
most residents: 4,480–4,830 ft
Lowest
4,430 ft 1,350 m
on the south side
Highest
4,920 ft 1,500 m
at the foot of the Silver City Range
Average
4,610 ft 1,405 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gila spans about 490 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
4,550 ft1,390 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Silver City Range
4,920 ft1,500 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
4,430 ft1,350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gila
4,550 ft1,385 m
Average of all land4,610 ft1,405 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,550 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.5 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.7 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 Gila, New Mexico, shaded from 4,430 ft on the south side to 4,920 ft at the foot of the Silver City Range
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Population
285 2020 Census
Land area
9.4 sq mi
Density
30 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.9659° N, 108.5767° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 2
88028 88038
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinos Altos6,980 ft
  2. Little Walnut Village6,280 ft
  3. Lake Roberts6,060 ft
  4. Rosedale6,030 ft
  5. Silver City6,010 ft
  6. Trout Valley5,950 ft
  7. Tyrone5,780 ft
  8. Buckhorn4,760 ft
  9. Cliff4,590 ft
  10. Gila4,550 ft
  11. Redrock4,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sacaton Mountain10,640 ft
  • Tadpole Ridge8,610 ft
  • Pinos Altos Mountain8,120 ft
  • Bear Mountain8,030 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Grant County7,633 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.
  • Gila 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.