Tubac, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tubac, Arizona, shaded from 3,140 ft on the north side to 3,920 ft at the foot of the Tumacacori Mountains
Elevation
3,920 ft 1,195 m3,720 ft 1,135 m3,630 ft 1,105 m3,430 ft 1,045 m3,240 ft 990 m3,140 ft 960 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

Tubac sits at about 3,210 ft (980 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,210 ft 980 m
most residents: 3,180–3,360 ft
Lowest
3,140 ft 960 m
on the north side
Highest
3,920 ft 1,195 m
at the foot of the Tumacacori Mountains
Average
3,340 ft 1,020 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Tubac spans about 780 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
3,210 ft980 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Tumacacori Mountains
3,920 ft1,195 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
3,140 ft960 m
Town center
USGS map point for Tubac
3,210 ft980 m
Average of all land3,340 ft1,020 m
Nearest peak
San Cayetano Peak, 6.1 mi southeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,007 ft1,831 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,210 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.0 °F96.7 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.6 inHg (90.1 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tubac, Arizona, shaded from 3,140 ft on the north side to 3,920 ft at the foot of the Tumacacori Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Population
1,581 2020 Census
Land area
10.8 sq mi
Density
146 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.6126° N, 111.0459° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Santa Cruz River
ZIP codes 1
85646
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Patagonia4,060 ft
  2. Nogales3,860 ft
  3. Arivaca3,720 ft
  4. Beyerville3,650 ft
  5. Rio Rico3,560 ft
  6. Tumacacori-Carmen3,260 ft
  7. Tubac3,210 ft
  8. Elephant Head3,140 ft
  9. Arivaca Junction3,110 ft
  10. Amado3,100 ft
  11. Green Valley2,950 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Old Baldy9,120 ft
  • Mount Hopkins8,550 ft
  • Atascosa Peak6,420 ft
  • San Cayetano Peak6,007 ft
  • Cerro Colorado Mountains5,310 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.
  • Tubac 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.