Flagstaff, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Flagstaff, Arizona, shaded from 6,580 ft on the east side to 8,060 ft at the foot of the White Horse Hills
Elevation
8,060 ft 2,455 m7,690 ft 2,345 m7,500 ft 2,285 m7,130 ft 2,175 m6,760 ft 2,060 m6,580 ft 2,005 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

Flagstaff sits at about 6,910 ft (2,105 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,910 ft 2,105 m
most residents: 6,840–7,040 ft
Lowest
6,580 ft 2,005 m
on the east side
Highest
8,060 ft 2,455 m
at the foot of the White Horse Hills
Average
6,960 ft 2,120 m
all land inside city limits

Flagstaff spans about 1,480 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
6,910 ft2,105 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the White Horse Hills
8,060 ft2,455 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
6,580 ft2,005 m
Town center
USGS map point for Flagstaff
6,900 ft2,105 m
Airport (FLG)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
7,015 ft2,138 m
Average of all land6,960 ft2,120 m
Nearest peak
T V Hill, 0.8 mi northeast of the city limits
9,190 ft2,800 m

Elevation profile, west to east

11 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,910 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.1 °F92.9 °C

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

Air pressure
77% of sea level

23.2 inHg (78.5 kPa): each breath holds 23% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+14% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Flagstaff, Arizona, shaded from 6,580 ft on the east side to 8,060 ft at the foot of the White Horse Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Population
77,539 2024 est.
Land area
66.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,174 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.1981° N, 111.6513° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG) 7,015 ft
ZIP codes 4
86001 86004 86005 86011
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fort Valley7,320 ft
  2. Bellemont7,130 ft
  3. Parks7,090 ft
  4. Flagstaff6,910 ft
  5. Mountainaire6,900 ft
  6. Kachina Village6,830 ft
  7. Timberline-Fernwood6,770 ft
  8. Munds Park6,640 ft
  9. Doney Park6,580 ft
  10. Mountain View Ranches6,420 ft
  11. Oak Creek Canyon5,570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Humphreys Peak12,637 ft
  • Kendrick Peak10,425 ft
  • T V Hill9,190 ft
  • O'Leary Peak8,930 ft
  • Mormon Mountain8,490 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.