Clifton, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clifton, Arizona, shaded from 3,400 ft on the south side to 4,540 ft on Clifton Peak
Elevation
4,540 ft 1,385 m4,260 ft 1,295 m4,110 ft 1,255 m3,830 ft 1,165 m3,540 ft 1,080 m3,400 ft 1,035 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clifton sits at about 3,940 ft (1,200 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,940 ft 1,200 m
most residents: 3,480–4,160 ft
Lowest
3,400 ft 1,035 m
on the south side
Highest
4,540 ft 1,385 m
on Clifton Peak
Average
3,870 ft 1,180 m
all land inside town limits

Clifton spans about 1,140 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
3,940 ft1,200 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on Clifton Peak
4,540 ft1,385 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
3,400 ft1,035 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clifton
3,520 ft1,075 m
Airport (CFT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.9 mi southeast of the town limits
3,798 ft1,158 m
Average of all land3,870 ft1,180 m
Nearest peak
Guthrie Peak, 6.4 mi south of the town limits
6,450 ft1,965 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,940 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.7 °F95.9 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

25.9 inHg (87.7 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clifton, Arizona, shaded from 3,400 ft on the south side to 4,540 ft on Clifton Peak
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Population
3,815 2024 est.
Land area
14.7 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
260 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.0509° N, 109.2962° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Greenlee County (CFT) 3,798 ft
ZIP codes 2
85533 85540
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Glenwood, NM4,810 ft
  2. Pleasanton, NM4,640 ft
  3. Morenci4,050 ft
  4. Clifton3,940 ft
  5. Duncan3,740 ft
  6. Franklin3,730 ft
  7. York3,530 ft
  8. San Jose3,020 ft
  9. Solomon2,970 ft
  10. Safford2,950 ft
  11. Thatcher2,930 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mitchell Peak7,940 ft
  • Brushy Mountain, Grant County7,633 ft
  • Maverick Hill7,470 ft
  • Turtle Mountain7,000 ft
  • Guthrie Peak6,450 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 town limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.