Watrous, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Watrous, New Mexico, shaded from 6,390 ft on the northeast side to 6,600 ft on the south side
Elevation
6,600 ft 2,015 m6,550 ft 1,995 m6,520 ft 1,990 m6,470 ft 1,970 m6,420 ft 1,955 m6,390 ft 1,945 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Watrous sits at about 6,420 ft (1,955 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,420 ft 1,955 m
most residents: 6,410–6,530 ft
Lowest
6,390 ft 1,945 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,600 ft 2,015 m
on the south side
Average
6,450 ft 1,965 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Watrous spans about 210 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
6,420 ft1,955 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,600 ft2,015 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,390 ft1,945 m
Town center
USGS map point for Watrous
6,420 ft1,955 m
Average of all land6,450 ft1,965 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,420 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 (79.9 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 Watrous, New Mexico, shaded from 6,390 ft on the northeast side to 6,600 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Mora County, New Mexico, United States
Population
99 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
174 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.7906° N, 104.9817° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Mora River → Canadian River → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87753
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mora7,270 ft
  2. North San Ysidro6,750 ft
  3. Las Vegas6,490 ft
  4. Watrous6,420 ft
  5. Tecolote6,340 ft
  6. Soham6,240 ft
  7. Wagon Mound6,220 ft
  8. San Jose, San Miguel County6,120 ft
  9. Pueblo6,070 ft
  10. Ribera6,070 ft
  11. Tecolotito5,310 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Truchas Peak13,060 ft
  • Trampas Peak12,170 ft
  • Cerro Vista11,940 ft
  • Hermit Peak10,267 ft
  • Cerro Pelon8,894 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.
  • Watrous 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.