Scottsdale, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Scottsdale, Arizona, shaded from 1,180 ft on the south side to 4,860 ft on Butte Peak
Elevation
4,860 ft 1,480 m3,940 ft 1,200 m3,480 ft 1,060 m2,560 ft 780 m1,640 ft 500 m1,180 ft 360 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Scottsdale sits at about 1,390 ft (425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,390 ft 425 m
most residents: 1,230–2,110 ft
Lowest
1,180 ft 360 m
on the south side
Highest
4,860 ft 1,480 m
on Butte Peak
Average
2,200 ft 670 m
all land inside city limits

Scottsdale spans about 3,680 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
1,390 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Butte Peak
4,860 ft1,480 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,180 ft360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Scottsdale
1,260 ft385 m
Airport (PHX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.9 mi southwest of the city limits
1,135 ft346 m
Average of all land2,200 ft670 m

Elevation profile, south to north

19 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Scottsdale, Arizona, shaded from 1,180 ft on the south side to 4,860 ft on Butte Peak
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
City in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
246,170 2024 est.
Land area
184.0 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
1,338 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.5092° N, 111.8990° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 1,135 ft
ZIP codes 11
85250 85251 85253 85254 85255 85257 85258 85259 85260 85262 85266
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Fountain Hills1,690 ft
  2. Rio Verde1,620 ft
  3. Scottsdale1,390 ft
  4. Paradise Valley1,350 ft
  5. Gilbert1,280 ft
  6. Mesa1,280 ft
  7. Guadalupe1,240 ft
  8. Chandler1,210 ft
  9. Phoenix1,190 ft
  10. Tempe1,180 ft
  11. Glendale1,170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Benchmark Mountain5,920 ft
  • Quien Sabe Peak4,870 ft
  • East End3,930 ft
  • Camelback Mountain2,708 ft
  • Mount Suappoa2,703 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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).
  • 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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.