Corona de Tucson, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Corona de Tucson, Arizona, shaded from 3,050 ft on the west side to 3,710 ft at the foot of the Empire Mountains
Elevation
3,710 ft 1,130 m3,540 ft 1,080 m3,460 ft 1,055 m3,300 ft 1,005 m3,130 ft 955 m3,050 ft 930 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

Corona de Tucson sits at about 3,400 ft (1,035 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,400 ft 1,035 m
most residents: 3,200–3,540 ft
Lowest
3,050 ft 930 m
on the west side
Highest
3,710 ft 1,130 m
at the foot of the Empire Mountains
Average
3,370 ft 1,025 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Corona de Tucson spans about 660 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
3,400 ft1,035 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Empire Mountains
3,710 ft1,130 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
3,050 ft930 m
Airport (TUS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
2,643 ft806 m
Average of all land3,370 ft1,025 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.8 mi west to east through the middle of Corona de Tucson.

Altitude Effects

What 3,400 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.7 °F96.5 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.4 inHg (89.5 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Corona de Tucson, Arizona, shaded from 3,050 ft on the west side to 3,710 ft at the foot of the Empire 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
9,616 2020 Census
Land area
7.7 sq mi
Density
1,252 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.9473° N, 110.7753° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Santa Cruz River
Airport
Tucson International (TUS) 2,643 ft
ZIP codes 1
85641
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sonoita4,900 ft
  2. Mescal4,150 ft
  3. J-Six Ranchettes4,150 ft
  4. Corona de Tucson3,400 ft
  5. Vail3,220 ft
  6. Elephant Head3,140 ft
  7. Rincon Valley3,140 ft
  8. Green Valley2,950 ft
  9. Sahuarita2,790 ft
  10. Summit2,620 ft
  11. Drexel Heights2,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Old Baldy9,120 ft
  • Mica Mountain8,660 ft
  • Mount Hopkins8,550 ft
  • Rincon Peak8,460 ft
  • French Joe Peak7,650 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.
  • Corona de Tucson 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.