White Cliffs, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of White Cliffs, New Mexico, shaded from 6,580 ft on the east side to 6,710 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,710 ft 2,045 m6,680 ft 2,035 m6,660 ft 2,030 m6,630 ft 2,020 m6,600 ft 2,010 m6,580 ft 2,005 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

White Cliffs sits at about 6,590 ft (2,010 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,590 ft 2,010 m
most residents: 6,590–6,640 ft
Lowest
6,580 ft 2,005 m
on the east side
Highest
6,710 ft 2,045 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,610 ft 2,015 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

White Cliffs spans about 130 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
6,590 ft2,010 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
6,710 ft2,045 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,580 ft2,005 m
Airport (GUP)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.1 mi west of the CDP boundary
6,473 ft1,973 m
Average of all land6,610 ft2,015 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.7 mi west to east through the middle of White Cliffs.

Altitude Effects

What 6,590 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.7 °F93.2 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.4 inHg (79.4 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% 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 White Cliffs, New Mexico, shaded from 6,580 ft on the east side to 6,710 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Population
371 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
865 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.5478° N, 108.6662° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Puerco River → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Gallup Municipal (GUP) 6,473 ft
ZIP codes 1
87311
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fort Wingate6,940 ft
  2. Iyanbito6,880 ft
  3. Catalpa Canyon6,770 ft
  4. Sundance6,760 ft
  5. Church Rock6,740 ft
  6. Gamerco6,740 ft
  7. Yah-ta-hey6,640 ft
  8. Rock Springs6,620 ft
  9. White Cliffs6,590 ft
  10. Gallup6,580 ft
  11. Crestview6,540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
  • Hosta Butte8,624 ft
  • Umbrella Rock7,210 ft
  • White Rock Mesa7,100 ft
  • Crown Point6,900 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.
  • White Cliffs 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.