Pinon, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pinon, Arizona, shaded from 6,250 ft on the south side to 6,520 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
6,520 ft 1,985 m6,450 ft 1,965 m6,420 ft 1,955 m6,350 ft 1,935 m6,280 ft 1,915 m6,250 ft 1,905 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

Pinon sits at about 6,390 ft (1,945 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,390 ft 1,945 m
most residents: 6,340–6,410 ft
Lowest
6,250 ft 1,905 m
on the south side
Highest
6,520 ft 1,985 m
on the northeast side
Average
6,350 ft 1,935 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Pinon spans about 270 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
6,390 ft1,945 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,520 ft1,985 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,250 ft1,905 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pinon
6,360 ft1,940 m
Average of all land6,350 ft1,935 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,390 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.1 °F93.4 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (80.0 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pinon, Arizona, shaded from 6,250 ft on the south side to 6,520 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Population
1,084 2020 Census
Land area
6.5 sq mi
Density
167 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.1008° N, 110.2260° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Polacca Wash → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
86510
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pinon6,390 ft
  2. Jeddito6,340 ft
  3. Low Mountain6,330 ft
  4. Shongopovi6,330 ft
  5. Hotevilla-Bacavi6,320 ft
  6. Keams Canyon6,240 ft
  7. Cottonwood, Apache County6,070 ft
  8. Hard Rock5,950 ft
  9. Second Mesa5,850 ft
  10. First Mesa5,730 ft
  11. Kykotsmovi Village5,670 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Big Point7,990 ft
  • Balakai Point7,450 ft
  • Little Black Spot Mountain7,014 ft
  • Boot Mesa6,640 ft
  • First Mesa6,590 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).
  • 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, 6,250 ft at 36.0774° N, 110.2379° 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).
  • 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.
  • Pinon 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.