Ajo, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ajo, Arizona, shaded from 1,390 ft on the north side to 2,950 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,950 ft 900 m2,560 ft 780 m2,370 ft 720 m1,980 ft 605 m1,590 ft 485 m1,390 ft 425 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Ajo sits at about 1,760 ft (535 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,760 ft 535 m
most residents: 1,650–1,820 ft
Lowest
1,390 ft 425 m
on the north side
Highest
2,950 ft 900 m
on the west side
Average
1,750 ft 535 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Ajo spans about 1,560 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
1,760 ft535 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,950 ft900 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,390 ft425 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ajo
1,760 ft535 m
Airport (P01)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,450 ft442 m
Average of all land1,750 ft535 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ajo, Arizona, shaded from 1,390 ft on the north side to 2,950 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Pima County, Arizona, United States
Population
3,039 2020 Census
Land area
33.3 sq mi
Density
91 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.3717° N, 112.8607° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Tenmile Wash → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Eric Marcus Municipal (P01) 1,450 ft
ZIP codes 1
85321
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maish Vaya2,580 ft
  2. Kaka2,260 ft
  3. Ventana2,230 ft
  4. Charco2,100 ft
  5. Wahak Hotrontk1,940 ft
  6. Pisinemo1,880 ft
  7. Why1,780 ft
  8. Ajo1,760 ft
  9. Ali Chuk1,740 ft
  10. Theba730 ft
  11. Gila Bend730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Ajo4,800 ft
  • Bates Mountains3,160 ft
  • Growler Peak3,029 ft
  • Cardigan Peak2,920 ft
  • Childs Mountain2,860 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, 910 ft at 32.3579° N, 112.8665° 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).
  • 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.
  • Ajo 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.