North Light Plant, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of North Light Plant, New Mexico, shaded from 5,730 ft on the southeast side to 6,080 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,080 ft 1,855 m5,990 ft 1,825 m5,950 ft 1,815 m5,860 ft 1,785 m5,770 ft 1,760 m5,730 ft 1,745 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

North Light Plant sits at about 5,960 ft (1,815 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,960 ft 1,815 m
most residents: 5,840–6,000 ft
Lowest
5,730 ft 1,745 m
on the southeast side
Highest
6,080 ft 1,855 m
on the west side
Average
5,900 ft 1,800 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

North Light Plant spans about 350 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
5,960 ft1,815 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,080 ft1,855 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
5,730 ft1,745 m
Airport (FMN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
5,507 ft1,679 m
Average of all land5,900 ft1,800 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.4 mi west to east through the middle of North Light Plant.

Altitude Effects

What 5,960 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.9 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.3 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% 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 North Light Plant, New Mexico, shaded from 5,730 ft on the southeast side to 6,080 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Population
556 2020 Census
Land area
2.2 sq mi
Density
257 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.8719° N, 108.0390° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Animas River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Four Corners Regional (FMN) 5,507 ft
ZIP codes 1
87410
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. North Light Plant5,960 ft
  2. Cedar Hill5,950 ft
  3. Center Point5,740 ft
  4. Crouch Mesa5,700 ft
  5. La Plata5,660 ft
  6. Aztec5,650 ft
  7. Spencerville5,630 ft
  8. South River5,610 ft
  9. Flora Vista5,550 ft
  10. Bloomfield5,490 ft
  11. Lee Acres5,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lone Tree Mountain7,129 ft
  • Slane Knob6,850 ft
  • Knickerbocker Peaks6,785 ft
  • Hood Mesa6,040 ft
  • Bald Mesa5,760 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.
  • North Light Plant 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.