Gila Hot Springs, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico, shaded from 5,530 ft on the south side to 6,390 ft at the foot of the Diablo Range
Elevation
6,390 ft 1,950 m6,180 ft 1,885 m6,070 ft 1,850 m5,850 ft 1,785 m5,640 ft 1,720 m5,530 ft 1,685 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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 Hot Springs sits at about 5,750 ft (1,750 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
5,750 ft 1,750 m
few residents
Lowest
5,530 ft 1,685 m
on the south side
Highest
6,390 ft 1,950 m
at the foot of the Diablo Range
Average
5,780 ft 1,760 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gila Hot Springs spans about 860 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
5,750 ft1,750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Diablo Range
6,390 ft1,950 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
5,530 ft1,685 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gila Hot Springs
5,580 ft1,700 m
Average of all land5,780 ft1,760 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,750 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.3 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.2 inHg (82.0 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico, shaded from 5,530 ft on the south side to 6,390 ft at the foot of the Diablo 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
35 2020 Census
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
21 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.1959° N, 108.2070° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
88049
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinos Altos6,980 ft
  2. Hanover6,410 ft
  3. Little Walnut Village6,280 ft
  4. Lake Roberts Heights6,130 ft
  5. Lake Roberts6,060 ft
  6. Arenas Valley6,040 ft
  7. Trout Valley5,950 ft
  8. Mimbres5,900 ft
  9. Gila Hot Springs5,750 ft
  10. Cliff4,590 ft
  11. Gila4,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • McKnight Mountain10,160 ft
  • Black Mountain9,295 ft
  • Signal Peak8,940 ft
  • Tadpole Ridge8,610 ft
  • Pinos Altos Mountain8,120 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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 Hot Springs 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.