Tohatchi, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tohatchi, New Mexico, shaded from 6,200 ft on the southeast side to 6,650 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,650 ft 2,030 m6,540 ft 1,995 m6,480 ft 1,975 m6,370 ft 1,940 m6,260 ft 1,905 m6,200 ft 1,890 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

Tohatchi sits at about 6,400 ft (1,950 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,400 ft 1,950 m
most residents: 6,300–6,470 ft
Lowest
6,200 ft 1,890 m
on the southeast side
Highest
6,650 ft 2,030 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,340 ft 1,930 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Tohatchi spans about 450 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
6,400 ft1,950 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
6,650 ft2,030 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
6,200 ft1,890 m
Town center
USGS map point for Tohatchi
6,450 ft1,965 m
Average of all land6,340 ft1,930 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.1 °F93.4 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (80.0 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tohatchi, New Mexico, shaded from 6,200 ft on the southeast side to 6,650 ft on the south 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
785 2020 Census
Land area
6.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
121 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.8589° N, 108.7615° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Chaco River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
87325
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crystal7,380 ft
  2. Navajo7,090 ft
  3. Black Hat7,020 ft
  4. Fort Defiance, AZ6,830 ft
  5. Yah-ta-hey6,640 ft
  6. Rock Springs6,620 ft
  7. Nakaibito6,410 ft
  8. Tohatchi6,400 ft
  9. Twin Lakes6,340 ft
  10. Brimhall Nizhoni6,180 ft
  11. Naschitti5,900 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Deza Bluffs8,980 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Separate Hill7,130 ft
  • Sitting Coyote Mesa6,460 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.
  • Tohatchi 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.