Fabens, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fabens, Texas, shaded from 3,600 ft on the west side to 3,770 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
3,770 ft 1,150 m3,730 ft 1,135 m3,710 ft 1,130 m3,660 ft 1,115 m3,620 ft 1,105 m3,600 ft 1,095 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.
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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

Fabens sits at about 3,630 ft (1,105 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,630 ft 1,105 m
most residents: 3,610–3,650 ft
Lowest
3,600 ft 1,095 m
on the west side
Highest
3,770 ft 1,150 m
on the northeast side
Average
3,650 ft 1,110 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fabens spans about 170 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
3,630 ft1,105 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
3,770 ft1,150 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
3,600 ft1,095 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fabens
3,620 ft1,100 m
Airport (E35)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
3,680 ft1,122 m
Average of all land3,650 ft1,110 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,630 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.3 °F96.3 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.2 inHg (88.7 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fabens, Texas, shaded from 3,600 ft on the west side to 3,770 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in El Paso County, Texas, United States
Population
7,498 2020 Census
Land area
4.3 sq mi
Density
1,735 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.5023° N, 106.1586° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Rio Grande → Gulf of America
Airport
Fabens (E35) 3,680 ft
ZIP codes 1
79838
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Homestead Meadows South4,060 ft
  2. Horizon City4,030 ft
  3. Agua Dulce4,020 ft
  4. Sparks3,870 ft
  5. Socorro3,660 ft
  6. San Elizario3,640 ft
  7. Clint3,640 ft
  8. Fabens3,630 ft
  9. Morning Glory3,630 ft
  10. Tornillo3,590 ft
  11. Acala3,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Franklin Mountain7,170 ft
  • Sierra Blanca6,894 ft
  • Cerro Alto Mountain6,790 ft
  • Alamo Mountain6,670 ft
  • Little Blanca Mountain6,180 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 3,600 ft at 31.4946° N, 106.1485° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.
  • Fabens 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.