Morningside, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morningside, New Mexico, shaded from 3,360 ft on the south side to 3,380 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
3,400 ft 1,035 m3,390 ft 1,035 m3,380 ft 1,030 m3,380 ft 1,030 m3,370 ft 1,025 m3,360 ft 1,025 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.
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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

Morningside sits at about 3,370 ft (1,025 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,370 ft 1,025 m
most residents: 3,360–3,370 ft
Lowest
3,360 ft 1,025 m
on the south side
Highest
3,380 ft 1,030 m
on the northwest side
Average
3,370 ft 1,025 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Morningside is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
3,370 ft1,025 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
3,380 ft1,030 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
3,360 ft1,025 m
Airport (ATS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.0 mi west of the CDP boundary
3,545 ft1,081 m
Average of all land3,370 ft1,025 m

Altitude Effects

What 3,370 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.7 °F96.5 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.5 inHg (89.6 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morningside, New Mexico, shaded from 3,360 ft on the south side to 3,380 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Population
302 2020 Census
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
3,213 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.8602° N, 104.3967° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Artesia Municipal (ATS) 3,545 ft
ZIP codes 1
88210
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hope4,080 ft
  2. Loco Hills3,640 ft
  3. Midway3,570 ft
  4. Dexter3,460 ft
  5. Hagerman3,420 ft
  6. Artesia3,400 ft
  7. Atoka3,390 ft
  8. Lake Arthur3,380 ft
  9. Morningside3,370 ft
  10. Happy Valley3,200 ft
  11. La Huerta3,120 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pavo Mesa3,770 ft
  • Diamond Mound3,767 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.
  • Morningside 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.