Congress, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Congress, Arizona, shaded from 2,600 ft on the south side to 4,500 ft at the foot of the Date Creek Mountains
Elevation
4,500 ft 1,370 m4,020 ft 1,225 m3,790 ft 1,155 m3,310 ft 1,010 m2,840 ft 865 m2,600 ft 795 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Congress sits at about 3,010 ft (915 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,010 ft 915 m
most residents: 2,780–3,100 ft
Lowest
2,600 ft 795 m
on the south side
Highest
4,500 ft 1,370 m
at the foot of the Date Creek Mountains
Average
3,080 ft 940 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Congress spans about 1,900 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
3,010 ft915 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Date Creek Mountains
4,500 ft1,370 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,600 ft795 m
Town center
USGS map point for Congress
3,050 ft930 m
Average of all land3,080 ft940 m
Nearest peak
Weaver Peak, 6.8 mi north of the CDP boundary
6,550 ft1,995 m

Elevation profile, south to north

9.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,010 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.4 °F96.9 °C

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

Air pressure
90% of sea level

26.8 inHg (90.8 kPa): each breath holds 10% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.8% 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 Congress, Arizona, shaded from 2,600 ft on the south side to 4,500 ft at the foot of the Date Creek Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Population
1,811 2020 Census
Land area
37.7 sq mi
Density
48 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.1625° N, 112.8507° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Hassayampa River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
85332
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Prescott5,430 ft
  2. Yarnell4,840 ft
  3. Wilhoit4,830 ft
  4. Peeples Valley4,560 ft
  5. Bagdad3,820 ft
  6. Congress3,010 ft
  7. Wickenburg2,200 ft
  8. Aguila2,170 ft
  9. Morristown2,000 ft
  10. Circle City1,860 ft
  11. Wittmann1,680 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Weaver Peak6,550 ft
  • Martin Mountain6,438 ft
  • Wades Butte5,320 ft
  • Smith Peak5,230 ft
  • Tres Alamos4,296 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.
  • Congress 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.