Christopher Creek, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Christopher Creek, Arizona, shaded from 5,710 ft on the west side to 6,790 ft at the foot of the Green Valley Hills
Elevation
6,790 ft 2,070 m6,520 ft 1,990 m6,390 ft 1,945 m6,110 ft 1,865 m5,840 ft 1,780 m5,710 ft 1,740 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.
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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 CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Christopher Creek sits at about 5,820 ft (1,775 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,820 ft 1,775 m
most residents: 5,760–5,990 ft
Lowest
5,710 ft 1,740 m
on the west side
Highest
6,790 ft 2,070 m
at the foot of the Green Valley Hills
Average
6,110 ft 1,865 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Christopher Creek spans about 1,080 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
5,820 ft1,775 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Green Valley Hills
6,790 ft2,070 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
5,710 ft1,740 m
Town center
USGS map point for Christopher Creek
5,800 ft1,765 m
Average of all land6,110 ft1,865 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,820 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.2 °F94.0 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.8 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Christopher Creek, Arizona, shaded from 5,710 ft on the west side to 6,790 ft at the foot of the Green Valley Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Gila County, Arizona, United States
Population
121 2020 Census
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
39 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.3153° N, 111.0171° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Tonto Creek → Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
85541
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Forest Lakes7,520 ft
  2. Mead Ranch6,000 ft
  3. Hunter Creek5,930 ft
  4. Christopher Creek5,820 ft
  5. Tonto Village5,750 ft
  6. Kohls Ranch5,430 ft
  7. Haigler Creek5,410 ft
  8. Young5,320 ft
  9. Whispering Pines5,240 ft
  10. Bear Flat5,000 ft
  11. Star Valley4,800 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Baker Butte8,080 ft
  • Mazatzal Peak7,908 ft
  • Baker Mountain7,733 ft
  • Armer Mountain7,312 ft
  • Mount Ord7,120 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, 5,700 ft at 34.3124° N, 111.0263° 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).
  • 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.
  • Christopher Creek 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.