Twin Forks, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Twin Forks, New Mexico, shaded from 7,550 ft on the southeast side to 8,930 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
8,930 ft 2,725 m8,590 ft 2,615 m8,410 ft 2,565 m8,070 ft 2,460 m7,720 ft 2,355 m7,550 ft 2,300 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

Twin Forks sits at about 7,820 ft (2,385 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,820 ft 2,385 m
most residents: 7,620–8,350 ft
Lowest
7,550 ft 2,300 m
on the southeast side
Highest
8,930 ft 2,725 m
on the southwest side
Average
8,130 ft 2,480 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Twin Forks spans about 1,380 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
7,820 ft2,385 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
8,930 ft2,725 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
7,550 ft2,300 m
Average of all land8,130 ft2,480 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.7 mi south to north through the middle of Twin Forks.

Altitude Effects

What 7,820 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.4 °F91.9 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.4 inHg (75.8 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+16% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Twin Forks, New Mexico, shaded from 7,550 ft on the southeast side to 8,930 ft on the southwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Population
228 2020 Census
Land area
4.1 sq mi
Density
55 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.9496° N, 105.6292° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Penasco → Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
88317 88339
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cloudcroft8,760 ft
  2. Twin Forks7,820 ft
  3. Sacramento7,680 ft
  4. Weed7,300 ft
  5. Mescalero7,130 ft
  6. Mayhill7,050 ft
  7. High Rolls6,770 ft
  8. Bent5,900 ft
  9. La Luz4,680 ft
  10. Alamogordo4,400 ft
  11. Boles Acres4,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sierra Blanca Peak11,981 ft
  • Carrizo Mountain9,620 ft
  • West Mountain8,770 ft
  • Tucson Mountain8,310 ft
  • Cub Mountain7,870 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.
  • Twin Forks 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.