Navajo Nation Reservation, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona, shaded from 2,720 ft on the west side to 10,349 ft on Navajo Mountain
Elevation
10,350 ft 3,155 m8,440 ft 2,575 m7,490 ft 2,285 m5,580 ft 1,700 m3,670 ft 1,120 m2,720 ft 830 m
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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).
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Elevation Data

Navajo Nation Reservation averages about 5,990 ft (1,825 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,720 ft on the west side to 10,349 ft on Navajo Mountain.

Average elevation
5,990 ft 1,825 m
all land inside the reservation
Highest
10,349 ft 3,154 m
on Navajo Mountain
Lowest
2,720 ft 830 m
on the west side

Navajo Nation Reservation spans about 7,630 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 land5,990 ft1,825 m
Highest point
Inside the reservation, on Navajo Mountain (NGS survey height)
10,349 ft3,154 m
Lowest point
Inside the reservation, on the west side
2,720 ft830 m

Elevation profile, west to east

241 mi west to east through Tuba City.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona, shaded from 2,720 ft on the west side to 10,349 ft on Navajo Mountain
Census reservation boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Reservation, with off-reservation trust land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
165,144 2020 Census
Land area
24,422.4 sq mi + 24.5 sq mi water
Density
6.8 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of California 88%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Southern Ute Reservation, CO6,910 ft
  2. Zuni Reservation, NM6,760 ft
  3. Ute Mountain Reservation, CO6,000 ft
  4. Navajo Nation Reservation5,990 ft
  5. Hopi Reservation5,820 ft
  6. Havasupai Reservation5,380 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Navajo Mountain10,349 ft
  • Roof Butte9,810 ft
  • Pastora Peak9,410 ft
  • Sonsela Buttes8,990 ft
  • Mount Powell8,752 ft
All 104 towns in the reservation by typical elevation
  1. Sawmill7,650 ft
  2. Pinehill7,470 ft
  3. Borrego Pass7,450 ft
  4. Crystal7,380 ft
  5. El Morro Valley partly7,260 ft
  6. Lybrook partly7,200 ft
  7. Thoreau partly7,170 ft
  8. Sehili7,130 ft
  9. Mountain View, Cibola County7,130 ft
  10. Navajo7,090 ft
  11. Tsaile7,070 ft
  12. Haystack7,070 ft
  13. Pinedale7,010 ft
  14. Ramah partly6,960 ft
  15. Prewitt partly6,940 ft
  16. Crownpoint6,930 ft
  17. Nageezi6,910 ft
  18. Iyanbito6,880 ft
  19. Tse Bonito partly6,870 ft
  20. Fort Defiance6,830 ft
  21. St. Michaels6,800 ft
  22. Window Rock6,800 ft
  23. Ojo Encino6,770 ft
  24. Catalpa Canyon partly6,770 ft
  25. Sundance6,760 ft
  26. Church Rock6,740 ft
  27. Yah-ta-hey partly6,640 ft
  28. Rock Springs6,620 ft
  29. White Cliffs partly6,590 ft
  30. Becenti6,570 ft
  31. Oak Springs6,570 ft
  32. Pueblo Pintado6,570 ft
  33. Crestview partly6,540 ft
  34. Lukachukai6,540 ft
  35. Toyei6,530 ft
  36. Torreon6,500 ft
  37. Shonto6,460 ft
  38. Steamboat6,460 ft
  39. Del Muerto6,460 ft
  40. Klagetoh6,440 ft
  41. Navajo Mountain6,440 ft
  42. Ganado6,420 ft
  43. Purty Rock partly6,420 ft
  44. Nakaibito6,410 ft
  45. Tohatchi6,400 ft
  46. Manuelito6,400 ft
  47. Williams Acres partly6,390 ft
  48. Pinon6,390 ft
  49. Burnside6,370 ft
  50. Alamo6,370 ft
  51. Jeddito6,340 ft
  52. Twin Lakes6,340 ft
  53. Low Mountain6,330 ft
  54. Wide Ruins6,240 ft
  55. Chilchinbito6,220 ft
  56. Nazlini6,220 ft
  57. Whitecone6,220 ft
  58. Rough Rock6,190 ft
  59. Lupton6,180 ft
  60. Brimhall Nizhoni6,180 ft
  61. Cornfields6,140 ft
  62. Houck6,130 ft
  63. Cottonwood, Apache County6,070 ft
  64. Indian Wells6,050 ft
  65. Kaibito6,030 ft
  66. Sanostee6,020 ft
  67. Napi Headquarters6,010 ft
  68. Greasewood5,960 ft
  69. Hard Rock5,950 ft
  70. Tees Toh5,930 ft
  71. Lake Valley partly5,910 ft
  72. Naschitti5,900 ft
  73. Sanders5,870 ft
  74. Dilkon5,870 ft
  75. Sheep Springs5,850 ft
  76. Red Rock, Apache County5,800 ft
  77. Oljato-Monument Valley5,700 ft
  78. Kayenta5,690 ft
  79. Tonalea5,650 ft
  80. Seba Dalkai5,630 ft
  81. Beclabito5,610 ft
  82. Newcomb5,570 ft
  83. Chinle5,510 ft
  84. Red Mesa5,430 ft
  85. Ojo Amarillo5,420 ft
  86. Round Rock5,350 ft
  87. Oljato-Monument Valley5,310 ft
  88. Many Farms5,310 ft
  89. Upper Fruitland5,220 ft
  90. Nenahnezad5,150 ft
  91. Teec Nos Pos5,150 ft
  92. Bitter Springs5,120 ft
  93. Dennehotso5,040 ft
  94. Rock Point5,010 ft
  95. Shiprock5,000 ft
  96. Tolani Lake4,940 ft
  97. Tuba City4,930 ft
  98. Leupp4,740 ft
  99. LeChee4,720 ft
  100. Aneth4,590 ft
  101. Tselakai Dezza4,550 ft
  102. Montezuma Creek4,430 ft
  103. Cameron4,400 ft
  104. Halchita4,390 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 6 arc-second (≈610 ft, 185 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; 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.