Waterflow, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Waterflow, New Mexico, shaded from 5,010 ft on the west side to 5,390 ft on the east side
Elevation
5,390 ft 1,645 m5,300 ft 1,615 m5,250 ft 1,600 m5,150 ft 1,570 m5,060 ft 1,540 m5,010 ft 1,525 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

Waterflow sits at about 5,100 ft (1,555 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,100 ft 1,555 m
most residents: 5,040–5,140 ft
Lowest
5,010 ft 1,525 m
on the west side
Highest
5,390 ft 1,645 m
on the east side
Average
5,120 ft 1,560 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Waterflow spans about 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
5,100 ft1,555 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,390 ft1,645 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
5,010 ft1,525 m
Town center
USGS map point for Waterflow
5,060 ft1,545 m
Airport (FMN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 10 mi east of the CDP boundary
5,507 ft1,679 m
Average of all land5,120 ft1,560 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,100 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.5 °F94.7 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.8 inHg (84.0 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Waterflow, New Mexico, shaded from 5,010 ft on the west side to 5,390 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Population
1,564 2020 Census
Land area
8.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
189 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7597° N, 108.4817° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
San Juan River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Four Corners Regional (FMN) 5,507 ft
ZIP codes 2
87416 87421
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Napi Headquarters6,010 ft
  2. La Plata5,660 ft
  3. Farmington5,470 ft
  4. Ojo Amarillo5,420 ft
  5. Totah Vista5,290 ft
  6. Upper Fruitland5,220 ft
  7. Kirtland5,200 ft
  8. Nenahnezad5,150 ft
  9. Fruitland5,140 ft
  10. Waterflow5,100 ft
  11. Shiprock5,000 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pinon Mesa6,170 ft
  • Monument Rocks5,910 ft
  • Twin Mounds5,721 ft
  • Martin Mesa5,670 ft
  • Flare Hill5,460 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.
  • Waterflow 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.