Gila County, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila County, Arizona, shaded from 1,910 ft on the south side to 7,940 ft on the north side
Elevation
7,940 ft 2,420 m6,430 ft 1,960 m5,680 ft 1,730 m4,170 ft 1,270 m2,660 ft 810 m1,910 ft 580 m
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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.
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Elevation Data

Gila County averages about 4,640 ft (1,415 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,910 ft on the south side to 7,940 ft on the north side.

Average elevation
4,640 ft 1,415 m
all land inside the county
Highest
7,940 ft 2,420 m
on the north side
Lowest
1,910 ft 580 m
on the south side

Gila County spans about 6,030 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land4,640 ft1,415 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the north side
7,940 ft2,420 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
1,910 ft580 m

Elevation profile, south to north

51 mi south to north through Payson.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gila County, Arizona, shaded from 1,910 ft on the south side to 7,940 ft on the north side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Arizona, United States
Population
54,073 2024 est.
Land area
4,757.6 sq mi + 37.2 sq mi water
Density
11 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gulf of California
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Navajo County6,000 ft
  2. Coconino County5,900 ft
  3. Gila County4,640 ft
  4. Graham County4,540 ft
  5. Yavapai County4,460 ft
  6. Pinal County2,330 ft
  7. Maricopa County1,640 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mazatzal Peak7,908 ft
  • Pinal Peak7,840 ft
  • Baker Mountain7,733 ft
  • Four Peaks7,659 ft
  • Armer Mountain7,312 ft
All 50 towns in Gila County by typical elevation
  1. Mead Ranch6,000 ft
  2. Hunter Creek5,930 ft
  3. Strawberry5,880 ft
  4. Christopher Creek5,820 ft
  5. Tonto Village5,750 ft
  6. Cedar Creek5,720 ft
  7. Washington Park5,540 ft
  8. Pine5,480 ft
  9. Kohls Ranch5,430 ft
  10. Haigler Creek5,410 ft
  11. Young5,320 ft
  12. Geronimo Estates5,270 ft
  13. Whispering Pines5,240 ft
  14. Mesa del Caballo5,170 ft
  15. Canyon Day5,000 ft
  16. Bear Flat5,000 ft
  17. Payson4,970 ft
  18. Carrizo4,920 ft
  19. Freedom Acres4,870 ft
  20. Beaver Valley4,860 ft
  21. Round Valley4,840 ft
  22. Star Valley4,800 ft
  23. El Capitan4,770 ft
  24. Flowing Springs4,760 ft
  25. Oxbow Estates4,650 ft
  26. East Verde Estates4,520 ft
  27. Copper Hill4,130 ft
  28. Icehouse Canyon3,950 ft
  29. Six Shooter Canyon3,840 ft
  30. Pinal3,760 ft
  31. Globe3,640 ft
  32. Miami3,500 ft
  33. Central Heights-Midland City3,490 ft
  34. Claypool3,430 ft
  35. East Globe3,420 ft
  36. Cutter3,210 ft
  37. Rye3,080 ft
  38. Wheatfields3,080 ft
  39. Deer Creek3,080 ft
  40. Jakes Corner2,890 ft
  41. Gisela2,880 ft
  42. San Carlos2,740 ft
  43. Peridot partly2,610 ft
  44. Tonto Basin2,370 ft
  45. Roosevelt2,340 ft
  46. Dripping Springs2,310 ft
  47. Roosevelt Estates2,250 ft
  48. Rock House2,190 ft
  49. Hayden2,070 ft
  50. Winkelman1,970 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 3 arc-second (≈300 ft, 93 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.