Twin Lakes, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Twin Lakes, New Mexico, shaded from 6,250 ft on the east side to 6,860 ft on the south side
Elevation
6,860 ft 2,090 m6,710 ft 2,045 m6,630 ft 2,020 m6,480 ft 1,975 m6,320 ft 1,930 m6,250 ft 1,905 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 Lakes sits at about 6,340 ft (1,930 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,340 ft 1,930 m
most residents: 6,330–6,430 ft
Lowest
6,250 ft 1,905 m
on the east side
Highest
6,860 ft 2,090 m
on the south side
Average
6,400 ft 1,950 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Twin Lakes spans about 610 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
6,340 ft1,930 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,860 ft2,090 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,250 ft1,905 m
Town center
USGS map point for Twin Lakes
6,370 ft1,940 m
Airport (GUP)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 10 mi south of the CDP boundary
6,473 ft1,973 m
Average of all land6,400 ft1,950 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,340 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.2 °F93.5 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.7 inHg (80.2 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.6% 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 Twin Lakes, New Mexico, shaded from 6,250 ft on the east side to 6,860 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,004 2020 Census
Land area
9.0 sq mi
Density
111 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.7092° N, 108.7748° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Coyote Wash → Chaco River → San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Gallup Municipal (GUP) 6,473 ft
ZIP codes 1
87375
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Black Hat7,020 ft
  2. Sundance6,760 ft
  3. Gamerco6,740 ft
  4. Yah-ta-hey6,640 ft
  5. Rock Springs6,620 ft
  6. White Cliffs6,590 ft
  7. Gallup6,580 ft
  8. Nakaibito6,410 ft
  9. Tohatchi6,400 ft
  10. Twin Lakes6,340 ft
  11. Brimhall Nizhoni6,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Corn Burned Hill6,860 ft
  • Gossip Hill6,390 ft
  • Umbrella Butte6,370 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 Lakes 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.