Gilbert, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilbert, Arizona, shaded from 1,200 ft on the west side to 1,410 ft at the foot of the Sacaton Mountains
Elevation
1,410 ft 430 m1,360 ft 415 m1,330 ft 405 m1,280 ft 390 m1,230 ft 375 m1,200 ft 365 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gilbert sits at about 1,280 ft (390 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,280 ft 390 m
most residents: 1,230–1,330 ft
Lowest
1,200 ft 365 m
on the west side
Highest
1,410 ft 430 m
at the foot of the Sacaton Mountains
Average
1,280 ft 390 m
all land inside town limits

Gilbert spans about 210 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
1,280 ft390 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Sacaton Mountains
1,410 ft430 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
1,200 ft365 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gilbert
1,240 ft375 m
Airport (PHX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi northwest of the town limits
1,135 ft346 m
Average of all land1,280 ft390 m
Nearest peak
Santan Mountain, 2.5 mi south of the town limits
2,980 ft910 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilbert, Arizona, shaded from 1,200 ft on the west side to 1,410 ft at the foot of the Sacaton Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
288,790 2024 est.
Land area
68.8 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
4,197 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.3528° N, 111.7890° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 1,135 ft
ZIP codes 8
85142 85233 85234 85236 85295 85296 85297 85298
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Queen Creek1,410 ft
  2. Scottsdale1,390 ft
  3. Gilbert1,280 ft
  4. Mesa1,280 ft
  5. Guadalupe1,240 ft
  6. Lower Santan Village1,240 ft
  7. Stotonic Village1,220 ft
  8. Chandler1,210 ft
  9. Goodyear Village1,200 ft
  10. Sun Lakes1,190 ft
  11. Tempe1,180 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • The Flatiron4,960 ft
  • East End3,930 ft
  • Santan Mountain2,980 ft
  • Camelback Mountain2,708 ft
  • Mount Suappoa2,703 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,200 ft at 33.3657° N, 111.8315° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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).
  • 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.