Star Valley, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Star Valley, Arizona, shaded from 3,980 ft on the southeast side to 6,383 ft on Diamond Point
Elevation
6,380 ft 1,945 m5,780 ft 1,760 m5,480 ft 1,670 m4,880 ft 1,490 m4,280 ft 1,305 m3,980 ft 1,215 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Star Valley sits at about 4,800 ft (1,465 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,800 ft 1,465 m
most residents: 4,630–5,070 ft
Lowest
3,980 ft 1,215 m
on the southeast side
Highest
6,383 ft 1,946 m
on Diamond Point
Average
5,080 ft 1,550 m
all land inside town limits

Star Valley spans about 2,400 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
4,800 ft1,465 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on Diamond Point
6,383 ft1,946 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
3,980 ft1,215 m
Town center
USGS map point for Star Valley
4,660 ft1,420 m
Airport (PAN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.4 mi west of the town limits
5,160 ft1,573 m
Average of all land5,080 ft1,550 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,800 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.1 °F95.0 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (84.9 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Star Valley, Arizona, shaded from 3,980 ft on the southeast side to 6,383 ft on Diamond Point
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Gila County, Arizona, United States
Population
2,547 2024 est.
Land area
36.1 sq mi
Density
70 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.2550° N, 111.2585° 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
Airport
Payson (PAN) 5,160 ft
ZIP codes 1
85541
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tonto Village5,750 ft
  2. Whispering Pines5,240 ft
  3. Mesa del Caballo5,170 ft
  4. Payson4,970 ft
  5. Freedom Acres4,870 ft
  6. Beaver Valley4,860 ft
  7. Round Valley4,840 ft
  8. Star Valley4,800 ft
  9. Flowing Springs4,760 ft
  10. Oxbow Estates4,650 ft
  11. East Verde Estates4,520 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Baker Butte8,080 ft
  • Mazatzal Peak7,908 ft
  • Mount Ord7,120 ft
  • Hackberry Mountain5,836 ft
  • Diamond Mountain5,110 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.