Shongopovi, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Shongopovi, Arizona, shaded from 5,850 ft on the southwest side to 6,380 ft on Second Mesa
Elevation
6,380 ft 1,945 m6,250 ft 1,905 m6,180 ft 1,885 m6,050 ft 1,845 m5,910 ft 1,805 m5,850 ft 1,780 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

Shongopovi sits at about 6,330 ft (1,930 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,330 ft 1,930 m
most residents: 6,310–6,380 ft
Lowest
5,850 ft 1,780 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,380 ft 1,945 m
on Second Mesa
Average
6,230 ft 1,900 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Shongopovi spans about 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
6,330 ft1,930 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Second Mesa
6,380 ft1,945 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
5,850 ft1,780 m
Airport (P10)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.5 mi east of the CDP boundary
5,573 ft1,699 m
Average of all land6,230 ft1,900 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.9 mi west to east through the middle of Shongopovi.

Altitude Effects

What 6,330 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.2 °F93.5 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.7 inHg (80.2 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.6% 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 Shongopovi, Arizona, shaded from 5,850 ft on the southwest side to 6,380 ft on Second Mesa
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
711 2020 Census
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
448 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.8097° N, 110.5334° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Polacca Wash → Little Colorado River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Polacca (P10) 5,573 ft
ZIP codes 1
86043
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jeddito6,340 ft
  2. Low Mountain6,330 ft
  3. Shongopovi6,330 ft
  4. Hotevilla-Bacavi6,320 ft
  5. Keams Canyon6,240 ft
  6. Hard Rock5,950 ft
  7. Tees Toh5,930 ft
  8. Second Mesa5,850 ft
  9. First Mesa5,730 ft
  10. Kykotsmovi Village5,670 ft
  11. Seba Dalkai5,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • O'Leary Peak8,930 ft
  • Balakai Point7,450 ft
  • Merriam Mountain6,816 ft
  • Second Mesa6,380 ft
  • Corn Rock6,280 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).
  • 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.
  • Shongopovi 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.