McIntosh, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of McIntosh, New Mexico, shaded from 6,130 ft on the east side to 6,290 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
6,290 ft 1,915 m6,250 ft 1,905 m6,230 ft 1,900 m6,190 ft 1,885 m6,150 ft 1,875 m6,130 ft 1,865 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

McIntosh sits at about 6,170 ft (1,880 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,170 ft 1,880 m
most residents: 6,150–6,230 ft
Lowest
6,130 ft 1,865 m
on the east side
Highest
6,290 ft 1,915 m
on the northwest side
Average
6,180 ft 1,880 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

McIntosh spans about 160 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
6,170 ft1,880 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
6,290 ft1,915 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,130 ft1,865 m
Town center
USGS map point for McIntosh
6,150 ft1,875 m
Airport (0E0)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.9 mi north of the CDP boundary
6,204 ft1,891 m
Average of all land6,180 ft1,880 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,170 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.5 °F93.6 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.8 inHg (80.7 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% 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 McIntosh, New Mexico, shaded from 6,130 ft on the east side to 6,290 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,395 2020 Census
Land area
23.3 sq mi
Density
60 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.8648° N, 106.0517° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Laguna del Perro basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Moriarty Municipal (0E0) 6,204 ft
ZIP codes 3
87016 87032 87035
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ponderosa Pine7,600 ft
  2. Manzano Springs7,020 ft
  3. Chilili6,890 ft
  4. Torreon, Torrance County6,720 ft
  5. Tajique6,700 ft
  6. Thunder Mountain6,700 ft
  7. Edgewood6,590 ft
  8. Indian Hills6,440 ft
  9. Moriarty6,220 ft
  10. McIntosh6,170 ft
  11. Estancia6,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sandia Crest10,670 ft
  • Bosque Peak9,620 ft
  • Placer Mountain8,900 ft
  • South Mountain8,750 ft
  • Gallinas Peak8,640 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.
  • McIntosh 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.