Sedona, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sedona, Arizona, shaded from 3,960 ft on the west side to 5,490 ft at the foot of the Mortgage Tank
Elevation
5,490 ft 1,670 m5,110 ft 1,555 m4,910 ft 1,500 m4,530 ft 1,380 m4,150 ft 1,265 m3,960 ft 1,210 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Sedona 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: 4,310–4,550 ft
Lowest
3,960 ft 1,210 m
on the west side
Highest
5,490 ft 1,670 m
at the foot of the Mortgage Tank
Average
4,370 ft 1,335 m
all land inside city limits

Sedona spans about 1,530 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 city limits, at the foot of the Mortgage Tank
5,490 ft1,670 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
3,960 ft1,210 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sedona
4,340 ft1,320 m
Airport (SEZ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,831 ft1,472 m
Average of all land4,370 ft1,335 m
Nearest peak
Wilson Mountain, 2.2 mi north of the city limits
7,120 ft2,170 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.6 mi south to north 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 Sedona, Arizona, shaded from 3,960 ft on the west side to 5,490 ft at the foot of the Mortgage Tank
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Yavapai and Coconino counties, Arizona, United States
Population
9,778 2024 est.
Land area
23.7 sq mi
Density
413 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.8697° N, 111.7610° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Verde River → Salt River → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Sedona (SEZ) 4,831 ft
ZIP codes 1
86336
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mormon Lake7,120 ft
  2. Mountainaire6,900 ft
  3. Kachina Village6,830 ft
  4. Munds Park6,640 ft
  5. Oak Creek Canyon5,570 ft
  6. Sedona4,430 ft
  7. Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)4,110 ft
  8. Lake Montezuma3,520 ft
  9. Cottonwood3,400 ft
  10. Verde Village3,380 ft
  11. Cornville3,380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mormon Mountain8,490 ft
  • Mingus Mountain7,820 ft
  • Wilson Mountain7,120 ft
  • Porcupine Mountain6,528 ft
  • Black Mountain, Yavapai County6,050 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.