Rye, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rye, Arizona, shaded from 3,010 ft on the south side to 3,170 ft at the foot of the Mazatzal Mountains
Elevation
3,170 ft 965 m3,130 ft 955 m3,110 ft 950 m3,070 ft 935 m3,030 ft 925 m3,010 ft 920 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

Rye sits at about 3,080 ft (940 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
3,080 ft 940 m
few residents
Lowest
3,010 ft 920 m
on the south side
Highest
3,170 ft 965 m
at the foot of the Mazatzal Mountains
Average
3,080 ft 940 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Rye spans about 160 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
3,080 ft940 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Mazatzal Mountains
3,170 ft965 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
3,010 ft920 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rye
3,130 ft955 m
Average of all land3,080 ft940 m
Nearest peak
Mazatzal Peak, 6.2 mi southwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
7,908 ft2,410 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,080 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.3 °F96.8 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.7 inHg (90.5 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rye, Arizona, shaded from 3,010 ft on the south side to 3,170 ft at the foot of the Mazatzal Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Gila County, Arizona, United States
Population
104 2020 Census
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
204 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.1095° N, 111.3537° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Tonto Creek → Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
85541
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mesa del Caballo5,170 ft
  2. Payson4,970 ft
  3. Round Valley4,840 ft
  4. Star Valley4,800 ft
  5. Flowing Springs4,760 ft
  6. Oxbow Estates4,650 ft
  7. East Verde Estates4,520 ft
  8. Rye3,080 ft
  9. Deer Creek3,080 ft
  10. Jakes Corner2,890 ft
  11. Gisela2,880 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Baker Butte8,080 ft
  • Mazatzal Peak7,908 ft
  • Mount Ord7,120 ft
  • East Cedar Mountain5,431 ft
  • Diamond Mountain5,110 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Rye 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.