Prewitt Lake topographic map

Gallup, like most of the interior Mountain West, has a cool semiarid climate (Köppen BSk). The summers are hot during the day, but the high altitude and low humidity mean that nights remain distinctly cool; as late as July 2, 1997, the temperature fell to 31 °F (−1 °C). Despite the large diurnal…

Average elevation: 6,781 ft

Average elevation: 6,335 ft

Average elevation: 6,893 ft

Average elevation: 6,962 ft

Average elevation: 6,608 ft

Lying at 6926 feet above sea level, Ramah is considered by some as a high desert, but at higher elevations in includes tall pines, sandstone cliffs, and timber covered mountains. Much of the lower landscape in the surrounding area is covered with lava flows from the chain of volcanos to the south. Intermixed…

Average elevation: 7,165 ft

Average elevation: 6,578 ft

Thoreau is located at an altitude of approximately 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) above sea level, and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) east of the continental divide. Thoreau is located in a broad valley beneath a large escarpment of Entrada sandstone, which marks the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau to the north.…

Average elevation: 7,392 ft

Average elevation: 7,169 ft

Average elevation: 6,388 ft

Crownpoint is in central McKinley County along New Mexico State Road 371, which leads south 23 miles (37 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40, and north 83 miles (134 km) to Farmington. The community sits at an elevation of 6,851 feet (2,088 m) on land that drains toward the Chaco River 30 miles (48 km) to the…

Average elevation: 6,893 ft

Average elevation: 6,378 ft

Lying at 6,926 feet (2,111 m) above sea level, Ramah is considered by some as a high desert, but at higher elevations it includes tall pines, sandstone cliffs, and timber-covered mountains. Much of the lower landscape in the surrounding area is covered with lava flows from the chain of volcanos to the south.

Average elevation: 7,165 ft

Average elevation: 6,234 ft

Average elevation: 6,608 ft

Average elevation: 7,287 ft

Average elevation: 6,234 ft

Average elevation: 6,867 ft

Average elevation: 7,113 ft

Gallup, like most of the interior Mountain West, has a cool semiarid climate (Köppen BSk). The summers are hot during the day, but the high altitude and low humidity mean that nights remain distinctly cool; as late as July 2, 1997, the temperature fell to 31 °F (−1 °C). Despite the large diurnal…

Average elevation: 6,781 ft

Average elevation: 6,867 ft

Average elevation: 6,634 ft

Crownpoint is in central McKinley County along New Mexico State Road 371, which leads south 23 miles (37 km) to Thoreau and Interstate 40, and north 83 miles (134 km) to Farmington. The community sits at an elevation of 6,851 feet (2,088 m) on land that drains toward the Chaco River 30 miles (48 km) to the…

Average elevation: 6,886 ft

Gallup, like most of the interior Mountain West, has a cool semiarid climate (Köppen BSk). The summers are hot during the day, but the high altitude and low humidity mean that nights remain distinctly cool; as late as July 2, 1997, the temperature fell to 31 °F (−1 °C). Despite the large diurnal…

Average elevation: 6,781 ft

Average elevation: 6,578 ft

Average elevation: 7,300 ft