First Mesa, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of First Mesa, Arizona, shaded from 5,560 ft on the southwest side to 6,260 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
6,260 ft 1,910 m6,080 ft 1,855 m6,000 ft 1,830 m5,820 ft 1,775 m5,650 ft 1,720 m5,560 ft 1,695 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

First Mesa sits at about 5,730 ft (1,750 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,730 ft 1,750 m
most residents: 5,600–5,980 ft
Lowest
5,560 ft 1,695 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,260 ft 1,910 m
on the northeast side
Average
5,740 ft 1,750 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

First Mesa spans about 700 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
5,730 ft1,750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,260 ft1,910 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
5,560 ft1,695 m
Town center
USGS map point for First Mesa
5,790 ft1,765 m
Airport (P10)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,573 ft1,699 m
Average of all land5,740 ft1,750 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,730 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.3 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.2 inHg (82.0 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of First Mesa, Arizona, shaded from 5,560 ft on the southwest side to 6,260 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Population
1,352 2020 Census
Land area
15.7 sq mi
Density
86 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.8367° N, 110.3815° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Polacca Wash → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Polacca (P10) 5,573 ft
ZIP codes 2
86034 86042
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinon6,390 ft
  2. Jeddito6,340 ft
  3. Low Mountain6,330 ft
  4. Shongopovi6,330 ft
  5. Hotevilla-Bacavi6,320 ft
  6. Keams Canyon6,240 ft
  7. Hard Rock5,950 ft
  8. Tees Toh5,930 ft
  9. Second Mesa5,850 ft
  10. First Mesa5,730 ft
  11. Kykotsmovi Village5,670 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Balakai Point7,450 ft
  • Merriam Mountain6,816 ft
  • Sun Altar6,420 ft
  • Windswept Terrace6,345 ft
  • Sand Hills6,300 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.
  • First Mesa 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.