Palominas, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Palominas, Arizona, shaded from 4,200 ft on the northeast side to 4,290 ft on the west side
Elevation
4,290 ft 1,305 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,250 ft 1,295 m4,230 ft 1,290 m4,210 ft 1,285 m4,200 ft 1,280 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Palominas sits at about 4,240 ft (1,295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,240 ft 1,295 m
most residents: 4,230–4,260 ft
Lowest
4,200 ft 1,280 m
on the northeast side
Highest
4,290 ft 1,305 m
on the west side
Average
4,240 ft 1,295 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Palominas spans about 90 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
4,240 ft1,295 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,290 ft1,305 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
4,200 ft1,280 m
Town center
USGS map point for Palominas
4,240 ft1,290 m
Average of all land4,240 ft1,295 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,240 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.7 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% 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 Palominas, Arizona, shaded from 4,200 ft on the northeast side to 4,290 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Population
222 2020 Census
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
114 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.3798° N, 110.1184° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
San Pedro River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
85615
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bisbee5,020 ft
  2. Elgin4,810 ft
  3. Sierra Vista Southeast4,640 ft
  4. Naco4,600 ft
  5. Sierra Vista4,590 ft
  6. Tombstone4,490 ft
  7. Whetstone4,360 ft
  8. Huachuca City4,350 ft
  9. Miracle Valley4,340 ft
  10. Palominas4,240 ft
  11. McNeal4,170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Miller Peak9,450 ft
  • Huachuca Peak8,414 ft
  • French Joe Peak7,650 ft
  • Mount Ballard7,373 ft
  • Mount Washington7,200 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.
  • Palominas 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.