Tusayan, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tusayan, Arizona, shaded from 6,430 ft on the southwest side to 6,860 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
6,860 ft 2,090 m6,750 ft 2,060 m6,700 ft 2,040 m6,590 ft 2,010 m6,490 ft 1,975 m6,430 ft 1,960 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Tusayan sits at about 6,640 ft (2,025 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,640 ft 2,025 m
most residents: 6,580–6,700 ft
Lowest
6,430 ft 1,960 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,860 ft 2,090 m
on the southeast side
Average
6,680 ft 2,035 m
all land inside town limits

Tusayan spans about 430 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
6,640 ft2,025 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
6,860 ft2,090 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
6,430 ft1,960 m
Town center
USGS map point for Tusayan
6,590 ft2,010 m
Airport (GCN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
6,609 ft2,014 m
Average of all land6,680 ft2,035 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,640 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
199.7 °F93.1 °C

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

Air pressure
78% of sea level

23.4 inHg (79.3 kPa): each breath holds 22% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.4% 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 Tusayan, Arizona, shaded from 6,430 ft on the southwest side to 6,860 ft on the southeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Population
587 2024 est.
Land area
16.8 sq mi
Density
35 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.9736° N, 112.1266° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Cataract Creek → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Grand Canyon Ntl Park (GCN) 6,609 ft
ZIP codes 1
86023
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Parks7,090 ft
  2. Grand Canyon Village6,900 ft
  3. Williams6,780 ft
  4. Tusayan6,640 ft
  5. Red Lake6,620 ft
  6. Valle6,040 ft
  7. Kaibab Estates West5,350 ft
  8. Tuba City4,930 ft
  9. Moenkopi4,800 ft
  10. Cameron4,400 ft
  11. Supai3,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Shiva Temple7,630 ft
  • Brahma Temple7,520 ft
  • Vishnu Temple7,460 ft
  • Isis Temple6,970 ft
  • Chuar Butte6,510 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. All public domain.