Sun Lakes, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sun Lakes, Arizona, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southwest side to 1,220 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,220 ft 370 m1,210 ft 370 m1,200 ft 365 m1,190 ft 365 m1,180 ft 360 m1,170 ft 360 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

Sun Lakes sits at about 1,190 ft (365 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,190 ft 365 m
most residents: 1,190–1,210 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 360 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,220 ft 370 m
on the east side
Average
1,200 ft 365 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Sun Lakes spans about 50 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
1,190 ft365 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
1,220 ft370 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,170 ft360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sun Lakes
1,190 ft365 m
Airport (IWA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 12 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
1,384 ft422 m
Average of all land1,200 ft365 m
Nearest peak
Santan Mountain, 8.2 mi east of the CDP boundary
2,980 ft910 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sun Lakes, Arizona, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southwest side to 1,220 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
14,868 2020 Census
Land area
5.4 sq mi
Density
2,766 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.2112° N, 111.8754° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Mesa Gateway (IWA) 1,384 ft
ZIP codes 1
85248
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilbert1,280 ft
  2. Upper Santan Village1,260 ft
  3. Lower Santan Village1,240 ft
  4. Stotonic Village1,220 ft
  5. Sweet Water Village1,210 ft
  6. Chandler1,210 ft
  7. Goodyear Village1,200 ft
  8. Sun Lakes1,190 ft
  9. Casa Blanca1,190 ft
  10. Wet Camp Village1,190 ft
  11. Sacate Village1,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • The Flatiron4,960 ft
  • East End3,930 ft
  • Santan Mountain2,980 ft
  • Camelback Mountain2,708 ft
  • Mount Suappoa2,703 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,160 ft at 33.2040° N, 111.8924° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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.
  • Sun Lakes 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.