Mesa, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mesa, Arizona, shaded from 1,150 ft on the west side to 2,770 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,770 ft 845 m2,370 ft 720 m2,160 ft 660 m1,760 ft 535 m1,350 ft 415 m1,150 ft 350 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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

Mesa 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: 1,210–1,500 ft
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the west side
Highest
2,770 ft 845 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,380 ft 420 m
all land inside city limits

Mesa spans about 1,620 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 city limits, on the northeast side
2,770 ft845 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,150 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mesa
1,240 ft380 m
Airport (PHX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.9 mi west of the city limits
1,135 ft346 m
Average of all land1,380 ft420 m
Nearest peak
The Flatiron, 7.6 mi east of the city limits
4,960 ft1,510 m

Elevation profile, west to east

16 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mesa, Arizona, shaded from 1,150 ft on the west side to 2,770 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
517,151 2024 est.
Land area
142.1 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
3,639 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.4223° N, 111.8226° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 1,135 ft
ZIP codes 13
85201 85202 85203 85204 85205 85206 85207 85208 85209 85210 85212 85213 85215
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fountain Hills1,690 ft
  2. Scottsdale1,390 ft
  3. Paradise Valley1,350 ft
  4. Gilbert1,280 ft
  5. Mesa1,280 ft
  6. Guadalupe1,240 ft
  7. Chandler1,210 ft
  8. Goodyear Village1,200 ft
  9. Sun Lakes1,190 ft
  10. Phoenix1,190 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 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).
  • 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.