Sells, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sells, Arizona, shaded from 2,300 ft on the west side to 2,880 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,880 ft 875 m2,730 ft 835 m2,660 ft 810 m2,520 ft 765 m2,370 ft 725 m2,300 ft 700 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.
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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

Sells sits at about 2,400 ft (730 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,400 ft 730 m
most residents: 2,360–2,430 ft
Lowest
2,300 ft 700 m
on the west side
Highest
2,880 ft 875 m
on the southeast side
Average
2,420 ft 735 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Sells spans about 580 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
2,400 ft730 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
2,880 ft875 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,300 ft700 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sells
2,390 ft730 m
Airport (E78)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,409 ft734 m
Average of all land2,420 ft735 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sells, Arizona, shaded from 2,300 ft on the west side to 2,880 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Pima County, Arizona, United States
Population
2,121 2020 Census
Land area
9.2 sq mi
Density
230 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.9120° N, 111.8812° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
San Simon Wash → Rio Sonoyta → Gulf of California
Airport
Sells (E78) 2,409 ft
ZIP codes 1
85634
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Comobabi3,200 ft
  2. Haivana Nakya2,850 ft
  3. Ko Vaya2,710 ft
  4. Ali Molina2,660 ft
  5. Chiawuli Tak2,640 ft
  6. Ali Chukson2,590 ft
  7. Topawa2,430 ft
  8. Sells2,400 ft
  9. Nolic2,380 ft
  10. Cowlic2,090 ft
  11. Gu Oidak2,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Baboquivari Peak7,720 ft
  • Quinlan Mountains6,840 ft
  • Mount Devine4,780 ft
  • Morena Mountain4,330 ft
  • South Mountain4,160 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).
  • 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.
  • Sells 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.