Douglas, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Douglas, Arizona, shaded from 3,910 ft on the west side to 4,200 ft at the foot of the Perilla Mountains
Elevation
4,200 ft 1,280 m4,130 ft 1,260 m4,090 ft 1,250 m4,020 ft 1,225 m3,950 ft 1,205 m3,910 ft 1,195 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Douglas sits at about 4,040 ft (1,230 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,040 ft 1,230 m
most residents: 3,980–4,110 ft
Lowest
3,910 ft 1,195 m
on the west side
Highest
4,200 ft 1,280 m
at the foot of the Perilla Mountains
Average
4,050 ft 1,235 m
all land inside city limits

Douglas spans about 290 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
4,040 ft1,230 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Perilla Mountains
4,200 ft1,280 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
3,910 ft1,195 m
Town center
USGS map point for Douglas
4,010 ft1,220 m
Airport (DGL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,173 ft1,272 m
Average of all land4,050 ft1,235 m
Nearest peak
South College Peak, 7.5 mi northeast of the city limits
6,350 ft1,935 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,040 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.5 °F95.8 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.8 inHg (87.4 kPa): each breath holds 14% 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 Douglas, Arizona, shaded from 3,910 ft on the west side to 4,200 ft at the foot of the Perilla Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Population
15,819 2024 est.
Land area
10.0 sq mi
Density
1,585 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.3445° N, 109.5453° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Mexico
Airport
Douglas Municipal (DGL) 4,173 ft
ZIP codes 1
85607
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bisbee5,020 ft
  2. Sierra Vista Southeast4,640 ft
  3. Naco4,600 ft
  4. Tombstone4,490 ft
  5. Sunizona4,370 ft
  6. Miracle Valley4,340 ft
  7. Palominas4,240 ft
  8. McNeal4,170 ft
  9. Elfrida4,140 ft
  10. Douglas4,040 ft
  11. Pirtleville3,970 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chiricahua Peak9,660 ft
  • Mount Ballard7,373 ft
  • Swisshelm Mountain7,170 ft
  • Limestone Mountain7,160 ft
  • South College Peak6,350 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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.