Winston, NM Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Winston, New Mexico, shaded from 6,140 ft on the south side to 6,250 ft at the foot of the Sierra Cuchillo
Elevation
6,250 ft 1,905 m6,230 ft 1,900 m6,210 ft 1,895 m6,180 ft 1,885 m6,160 ft 1,875 m6,140 ft 1,870 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

Winston sits at about 6,190 ft (1,885 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
6,190 ft 1,885 m
few residents
Lowest
6,140 ft 1,870 m
on the south side
Highest
6,250 ft 1,905 m
at the foot of the Sierra Cuchillo
Average
6,190 ft 1,890 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Winston spans about 110 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
6,190 ft1,885 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Sierra Cuchillo
6,250 ft1,905 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,140 ft1,870 m
Town center
USGS map point for Winston
6,170 ft1,880 m
Average of all land6,190 ft1,890 m
Nearest peak
Jaralosa Mountain, 7.7 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
8,332 ft2,540 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,190 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.5 °F93.6 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.8 inHg (80.6 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Winston, New Mexico, shaded from 6,140 ft on the south side to 6,250 ft at the foot of the Sierra Cuchillo
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Population
47 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
112 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.3467° N, 107.6473° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Cuchillo Negro Creek → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
87943
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Kingston6,310 ft
  2. Winston6,190 ft
  3. Gila Hot Springs5,750 ft
  4. Hillsboro5,300 ft
  5. Elephant Butte4,530 ft
  6. Hot Springs Landing4,510 ft
  7. Truth or Consequences4,310 ft
  8. Las Palomas4,270 ft
  9. Caballo4,260 ft
  10. Oasis4,250 ft
  11. Williamsburg4,240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • West Blue Mountain10,330 ft
  • Vicks Peak10,273 ft
  • McKnight Mountain10,160 ft
  • San Mateo Peak10,143 ft
  • Jaralosa Mountain8,332 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Winston 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.