Paulden, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paulden, Arizona, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southeast side to 5,100 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,100 ft 1,555 m4,880 ft 1,490 m4,770 ft 1,455 m4,560 ft 1,390 m4,340 ft 1,325 m4,240 ft 1,290 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Paulden sits at about 4,430 ft (1,350 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,430 ft 1,350 m
most residents: 4,400–4,550 ft
Lowest
4,240 ft 1,290 m
on the southeast side
Highest
5,100 ft 1,555 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,490 ft 1,370 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Paulden spans about 860 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
4,430 ft1,350 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
5,100 ft1,555 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,240 ft1,290 m
Town center
USGS map point for Paulden
4,410 ft1,345 m
Average of all land4,490 ft1,370 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,430 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.8 °F95.4 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.4 inHg (86.1 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paulden, Arizona, shaded from 4,240 ft on the southeast side to 5,100 ft on the southwest 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 Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Population
5,567 2020 Census
Land area
57.3 sq mi
Density
97 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.8856° N, 112.4682° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Verde River → Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 2
86323 86334
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Prescott5,430 ft
  2. Kaibab Estates West5,350 ft
  3. Ash Fork5,170 ft
  4. Williamson5,090 ft
  5. Prescott Valley5,010 ft
  6. Jerome5,000 ft
  7. Chino Valley4,690 ft
  8. Dewey-Humboldt4,630 ft
  9. Paulden4,430 ft
  10. Clarkdale3,590 ft
  11. Cottonwood3,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bill Williams Mountain9,261 ft
  • Mingus Mountain7,820 ft
  • Bear Mountain7,240 ft
  • Picacho Butte7,172 ft
  • Black Mountain, Yavapai County6,050 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.
  • Paulden 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.