Glendale, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glendale, Arizona, shaded from 1,010 ft on the west side to 1,860 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,860 ft 565 m1,640 ft 500 m1,540 ft 470 m1,330 ft 405 m1,110 ft 340 m1,010 ft 305 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.
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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

Glendale sits at about 1,170 ft (355 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,170 ft 355 m
most residents: 1,100–1,270 ft
Lowest
1,010 ft 305 m
on the west side
Highest
1,860 ft 565 m
on the north side
Average
1,170 ft 355 m
all land inside city limits

Glendale spans about 850 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
1,170 ft355 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,860 ft565 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,010 ft305 m
Town center
USGS map point for Glendale
1,140 ft350 m
Airport (PHX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 9.6 mi southeast of the city limits
1,135 ft346 m
Average of all land1,170 ft355 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Glendale, Arizona, shaded from 1,010 ft on the west side to 1,860 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
258,143 2024 est.
Land area
67.3 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
3,838 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.5387° N, 112.1860° 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 13
85301 85302 85303 85304 85305 85306 85307 85308 85309 85310 85340 85355 85382
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Surprise1,240 ft
  2. Peoria1,210 ft
  3. Phoenix1,190 ft
  4. Glendale1,170 ft
  5. Sun City1,170 ft
  6. El Mirage1,130 ft
  7. Youngtown1,120 ft
  8. Litchfield Park1,030 ft
  9. Tolleson1,020 ft
  10. Avondale990 ft
  11. Maricopa Colony980 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Benchmark Mountain5,920 ft
  • Quien Sabe Peak4,870 ft
  • East End3,930 ft
  • Camelback Mountain2,708 ft
  • Mount Suappoa2,703 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).
  • 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, 930 ft at 33.5460° N, 112.3010° 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.