Apache County, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Apache County, Arizona, shaded from 4,580 ft on the north side to 11,409 ft on Baldy Peak
Elevation
11,410 ft 3,475 m9,700 ft 2,955 m8,850 ft 2,695 m7,140 ft 2,175 m5,430 ft 1,655 m4,580 ft 1,395 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).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
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Elevation Data

Apache County averages about 6,550 ft (1,995 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4,580 ft on the north side to 11,409 ft on Baldy Peak.

Average elevation
6,550 ft 1,995 m
all land inside the county
Highest
11,409 ft 3,477 m
on Baldy Peak
Lowest
4,580 ft 1,395 m
on the north side

Apache County spans about 6,830 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 land6,550 ft1,995 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Baldy Peak (NGS survey height)
11,409 ft3,477 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
4,580 ft1,395 m

Elevation profile, south to north

233 mi south to north through Chinle.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Apache County, Arizona, shaded from 4,580 ft on the north side to 11,409 ft on Baldy Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Arizona, United States
Population
64,800 2024 est.
Land area
11,198.4 sq mi + 20.8 sq mi water
Density
5.8 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving outside the Navajo Nation
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus 91%
Drains to
Gulf of California 92%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Catron County, NM7,380 ft
  2. Cibola County, NM7,090 ft
  3. McKinley County, NM6,950 ft
  4. Apache County6,550 ft
  5. San Juan County, NM6,050 ft
  6. Navajo County6,000 ft
  7. San Juan County, UT5,700 ft
  8. Greenlee County5,670 ft
  9. Graham County4,540 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Baldy Peak11,409 ft
  • Escudilla Mountain10,920 ft
  • Roof Butte9,810 ft
  • Pastora Peak9,410 ft
  • Sonsela Buttes8,990 ft
All 39 towns in Apache County by typical elevation
  1. Greer8,410 ft
  2. Alpine8,010 ft
  3. Nutrioso7,700 ft
  4. Sawmill7,650 ft
  5. McNary7,320 ft
  6. Eagar7,140 ft
  7. Sehili7,130 ft
  8. Tsaile7,070 ft
  9. Springerville7,000 ft
  10. Vernon6,930 ft
  11. Fort Defiance6,830 ft
  12. St. Michaels6,800 ft
  13. Window Rock6,800 ft
  14. Oak Springs6,570 ft
  15. Lukachukai6,540 ft
  16. Toyei6,530 ft
  17. Steamboat6,460 ft
  18. Del Muerto6,460 ft
  19. Klagetoh6,440 ft
  20. Ganado6,420 ft
  21. Burnside6,370 ft
  22. Wide Ruins6,240 ft
  23. Nazlini6,220 ft
  24. Rough Rock6,190 ft
  25. Lupton6,180 ft
  26. Cornfields6,140 ft
  27. Houck6,130 ft
  28. Cottonwood, Apache County6,070 ft
  29. Concho5,960 ft
  30. Sanders5,870 ft
  31. Red Rock, Apache County5,800 ft
  32. St. Johns5,740 ft
  33. Chinle5,510 ft
  34. Red Mesa5,430 ft
  35. Round Rock5,350 ft
  36. Many Farms5,310 ft
  37. Teec Nos Pos5,150 ft
  38. Dennehotso5,040 ft
  39. Rock Point5,010 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 3 arc-second (≈300 ft, 93 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.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties 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 county 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 county.
  • 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, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.