Glenwood, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glenwood, New Mexico, shaded from 4,660 ft on the southwest side to 5,160 ft at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
Elevation
5,160 ft 1,570 m5,030 ft 1,535 m4,970 ft 1,515 m4,850 ft 1,475 m4,720 ft 1,440 m4,660 ft 1,420 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

Glenwood sits at about 4,810 ft (1,465 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,810 ft 1,465 m
most residents: 4,780–4,860 ft
Lowest
4,660 ft 1,420 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,160 ft 1,570 m
at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
Average
4,820 ft 1,470 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Glenwood spans about 500 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
4,810 ft1,465 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
5,160 ft1,570 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
4,660 ft1,420 m
Town center
USGS map point for Glenwood
4,710 ft1,435 m
Average of all land4,820 ft1,470 m
Nearest peak
Brushy Mountain, Catron County, 2.3 mi west of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,408 ft2,258 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,810 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.1 °F95.0 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (84.9 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glenwood, New Mexico, shaded from 4,660 ft on the southwest side to 5,160 ft at the foot of the Sierra Aguilada
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Population
113 2020 Census
Land area
1.5 sq mi
Density
73 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.3167° N, 108.8831° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
San Francisco River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
88039
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mogollon6,850 ft
  2. Rancho Grande6,360 ft
  3. Reserve5,850 ft
  4. Rivers5,770 ft
  5. Middle Frisco5,720 ft
  6. Lower Frisco5,630 ft
  7. Alma4,960 ft
  8. Glenwood4,810 ft
  9. Buckhorn4,760 ft
  10. Pleasanton4,640 ft
  11. Cliff4,590 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Willow Mountain10,790 ft
  • Sacaton Mountain10,640 ft
  • Holt Mountain9,770 ft
  • Whiterocks Mountain8,832 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Catron County7,408 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.
  • Glenwood 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.