Catalina, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Catalina, Arizona, shaded from 2,880 ft on the south side to 3,670 ft at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Elevation
3,670 ft 1,120 m3,470 ft 1,060 m3,370 ft 1,030 m3,170 ft 965 m2,980 ft 905 m2,880 ft 875 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
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

Catalina sits at about 3,110 ft (945 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,110 ft 945 m
most residents: 3,020–3,170 ft
Lowest
2,880 ft 875 m
on the south side
Highest
3,670 ft 1,120 m
at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
Average
3,100 ft 945 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Catalina spans about 790 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
3,110 ft945 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
3,670 ft1,120 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,880 ft875 m
Town center
USGS map point for Catalina
3,150 ft960 m
Average of all land3,100 ft945 m
Nearest peak
Cathedral Rock, 5.1 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
7,900 ft2,410 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,110 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.2 °F96.8 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.7 inHg (90.5 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+6% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Catalina, Arizona, shaded from 2,880 ft on the south side to 3,670 ft at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains
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
7,551 2020 Census
Land area
14.1 sq mi
Density
534 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.5056° N, 110.9211° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Santa Cruz River
ZIP codes 1
85739
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Summerhaven8,040 ft
  2. Willow Canyon6,990 ft
  3. Oracle4,500 ft
  4. Campo Bonito4,310 ft
  5. Saddlebrooke3,320 ft
  6. Catalina3,110 ft
  7. Oro Valley2,730 ft
  8. Catalina Foothills2,700 ft
  9. Casas Adobes2,360 ft
  10. Flowing Wells2,280 ft
  11. Rillito2,050 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Lemmon9,191 ft
  • Mica Mountain8,660 ft
  • Cathedral Rock7,900 ft
  • Black Mountain, Pinal County5,595 ft
  • Wasson Peak4,686 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).
  • 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.
  • Catalina 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.