Oasis, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Oasis, New Mexico, shaded from 4,190 ft on the northeast side to 4,470 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
4,470 ft 1,360 m4,400 ft 1,340 m4,360 ft 1,330 m4,290 ft 1,310 m4,220 ft 1,285 m4,190 ft 1,275 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

Oasis sits at about 4,250 ft (1,295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,250 ft 1,295 m
most residents: 4,220–4,290 ft
Lowest
4,190 ft 1,275 m
on the northeast side
Highest
4,470 ft 1,360 m
on the southwest side
Average
4,260 ft 1,300 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Oasis spans about 280 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
4,250 ft1,295 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
4,470 ft1,360 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
4,190 ft1,275 m
Town center
USGS map point for Oasis
4,250 ft1,295 m
Average of all land4,260 ft1,300 m
Nearest peak
Timber Mountain, 4.9 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
7,580 ft2,310 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,250 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.7 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Oasis, New Mexico, shaded from 4,190 ft on the northeast side to 4,470 ft on the southwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Population
161 2020 Census
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
77 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.9245° N, 107.3172° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87931
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hillsboro5,300 ft
  2. Elephant Butte4,530 ft
  3. Truth or Consequences4,310 ft
  4. Las Palomas4,270 ft
  5. Caballo4,260 ft
  6. Oasis4,250 ft
  7. Williamsburg4,240 ft
  8. Arrey4,180 ft
  9. Salem4,110 ft
  10. Garfield4,100 ft
  11. Placitas, Doña Ana County4,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • McKnight Mountain10,160 ft
  • Hillsboro10,015 ft
  • Sawyers Peak9,660 ft
  • Timber Mountain7,580 ft
  • Sugarloaf Peak6,600 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.
  • Oasis 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.