Gila River Indian Reservation, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, shaded from 930 ft on the northwest side to 4,480 ft in the Sierra Estrella
Elevation
4,480 ft 1,365 m3,590 ft 1,095 m3,150 ft 960 m2,260 ft 690 m1,370 ft 420 m930 ft 285 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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 reservation boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gila River Indian Reservation averages about 1,300 ft (400 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 930 ft on the northwest side to 4,480 ft in the Sierra Estrella.

Average elevation
1,300 ft 400 m
all land inside the reservation
Highest
4,480 ft 1,365 m
in the Sierra Estrella
Lowest
930 ft 285 m
on the northwest side

Gila River Indian Reservation spans about 3,550 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,300 ft400 m
Highest point
Inside the reservation, in the Sierra Estrella
4,480 ft1,365 m
Lowest point
Inside the reservation, on the northwest side
930 ft285 m

Elevation profile, south to north

14 mi south to north through Sacaton.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, shaded from 930 ft on the northwest side to 4,480 ft in the Sierra Estrella
Census reservation boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Reservation in Arizona, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
14,053 2020 Census
Land area
583.4 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
24 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gulf of California
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Tonto Apache Reservation5,040 ft
  2. Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation2,280 ft
  3. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Reservation1,510 ft
  4. Salt River Reservation1,370 ft
  5. Gila River Indian Reservation1,300 ft
  6. Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation1,210 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Montezuma Peak, Pinal County4,290 ft
  • Montezuma Sleeping4,130 ft
  • Santan Mountain2,980 ft
  • Montezumas Head2,900 ft
  • Sacaton Peak2,740 ft
All 16 towns in the reservation by typical elevation
  1. Blackwater1,370 ft
  2. Sacaton Flats Village1,310 ft
  3. Sacaton1,300 ft
  4. Upper Santan Village1,260 ft
  5. Lower Santan Village1,240 ft
  6. Stotonic Village1,220 ft
  7. Sweet Water Village1,210 ft
  8. Goodyear Village1,200 ft
  9. Casa Blanca1,190 ft
  10. Wet Camp Village1,190 ft
  11. Sacate Village1,160 ft
  12. Komatke1,060 ft
  13. Santa Cruz1,040 ft
  14. Gila Crossing1,040 ft
  15. St. Johns, Maricopa County1,030 ft
  16. Maricopa Colony980 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census reservation boundary (TIGER/Line AIANNH, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Name: the Census Bureau's legal or statistical area name, as published; the nation's own name may differ.
  • Population: 2020 Census residents of the blocks inside the boundary.
  • Nearby Places: nearest tribal lands and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the reservation with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the reservation.
  • 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 (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.