Prewitt, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Prewitt, New Mexico, shaded from 6,750 ft on the southeast side to 7,290 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
7,290 ft 2,220 m7,150 ft 2,180 m7,090 ft 2,160 m6,950 ft 2,120 m6,810 ft 2,075 m6,750 ft 2,055 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

Prewitt sits at about 6,940 ft (2,115 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,940 ft 2,115 m
most residents: 6,890–7,060 ft
Lowest
6,750 ft 2,055 m
on the southeast side
Highest
7,290 ft 2,220 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,920 ft 2,110 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Prewitt spans about 540 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
6,940 ft2,115 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
7,290 ft2,220 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,750 ft2,055 m
Town center
USGS map point for Prewitt
6,830 ft2,080 m
Average of all land6,920 ft2,110 m
Nearest peak
Mount Powell, 7.8 mi northwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,752 ft2,668 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,940 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.1 °F92.8 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.1 inHg (78.4 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Prewitt, New Mexico, shaded from 6,750 ft on the southeast side to 7,290 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
842 2020 Census
Land area
13.8 sq mi
Density
61 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.3628° N, 108.0440° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Rio San Jose → Rio Puerco → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87045
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Las Tusas7,510 ft
  2. Bluewater7,460 ft
  3. Homer C Jones7,450 ft
  4. Stoneridge7,400 ft
  5. Thoreau7,170 ft
  6. Haystack7,070 ft
  7. Prewitt6,940 ft
  8. Red Rock Ranch6,930 ft
  9. Bluewater Village6,630 ft
  10. Broadview6,570 ft
  11. Golden Acres6,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Taylor11,290 ft
  • Cebollita Peak8,766 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Mesa Prieta7,529 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.
  • Prewitt 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.