Morenci, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morenci, Arizona, shaded from 3,990 ft on the south side to 4,350 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,350 ft 1,325 m4,260 ft 1,295 m4,210 ft 1,285 m4,120 ft 1,255 m4,030 ft 1,230 m3,990 ft 1,215 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Morenci sits at about 4,050 ft (1,235 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,050 ft 1,235 m
most residents: 4,000–4,210 ft
Lowest
3,990 ft 1,215 m
on the south side
Highest
4,350 ft 1,325 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,150 ft 1,265 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Morenci spans about 360 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
4,050 ft1,235 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
4,350 ft1,325 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
3,990 ft1,215 m
Airport (CFT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.5 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
3,798 ft1,158 m
Average of all land4,150 ft1,265 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the middle of Morenci.

Altitude Effects

What 4,050 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.5 °F95.8 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.8 inHg (87.3 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morenci, Arizona, shaded from 3,990 ft on the south side to 4,350 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Population
2,028 2020 Census
Land area
0.9 sq mi
Density
2,188 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.0491° N, 109.3280° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Greenlee County (CFT) 3,798 ft
ZIP codes 1
85540
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Morenci4,050 ft
  2. Clifton3,940 ft
  3. Duncan3,740 ft
  4. Franklin3,730 ft
  5. York3,530 ft
  6. Cactus Flats3,110 ft
  7. San Jose3,020 ft
  8. Solomon2,970 ft
  9. Safford2,950 ft
  10. Thatcher2,930 ft
  11. Central2,870 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mitchell Peak7,940 ft
  • Maverick Hill7,470 ft
  • Bryce Mountain7,302 ft
  • Turtle Mountain7,000 ft
  • Guthrie Peak6,450 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Morenci is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.