Cochise County, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cochise County, Arizona, shaded from 2,940 ft on the northwest side to 9,770 ft on Chiricahua Peak
Elevation
9,770 ft 2,980 m8,060 ft 2,460 m7,210 ft 2,195 m5,500 ft 1,675 m3,790 ft 1,155 m2,940 ft 895 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Cochise County averages about 4,630 ft (1,415 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,940 ft on the northwest side to 9,770 ft on Chiricahua Peak.

Average elevation
4,630 ft 1,415 m
all land inside the county
Highest
9,770 ft 2,980 m
on Chiricahua Peak
Lowest
2,940 ft 895 m
on the northwest side

Cochise 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 land4,630 ft1,415 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Chiricahua Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
9,770 ft2,980 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
2,940 ft895 m

Elevation profile, south to north

76 mi south to north through Sierra Vista.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cochise County, Arizona, shaded from 2,940 ft on the northwest side to 9,770 ft on Chiricahua Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Arizona, United States
Population
125,773 2024 est.
Land area
6,209.9 sq mi + 6.8 sq mi water
Density
20 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range 99%
Drains to
Gulf of California 71%, Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 17%, Mexico 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Greenlee County5,670 ft
  2. Hidalgo County, NM4,720 ft
  3. Cochise County4,630 ft
  4. Santa Cruz County4,540 ft
  5. Graham County4,540 ft
  6. Pima County2,650 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Chiricahua Peak9,770 ft
  • Miller Peak9,450 ft
  • Portal Peak8,530 ft
  • Huachuca Peak8,414 ft
  • Dos Cabezas Peaks8,320 ft
All 22 towns in Cochise County by typical elevation
  1. Bisbee5,020 ft
  2. Sierra Vista Southeast4,640 ft
  3. Dragoon4,630 ft
  4. Naco4,600 ft
  5. Sierra Vista4,590 ft
  6. Tombstone4,490 ft
  7. Sunizona4,370 ft
  8. Whetstone4,360 ft
  9. Huachuca City4,350 ft
  10. Miracle Valley4,340 ft
  11. Sunsites4,330 ft
  12. Palominas4,240 ft
  13. Willcox4,170 ft
  14. McNeal4,170 ft
  15. Mescal4,150 ft
  16. Elfrida4,140 ft
  17. Douglas4,040 ft
  18. Pirtleville3,970 ft
  19. Bowie3,760 ft
  20. Benson3,670 ft
  21. St. David3,660 ft
  22. San Simon3,610 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 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.
  • 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, 2,940 ft at 32.3837° N, 110.4510° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.