Why, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Why, Arizona, shaded from 1,730 ft on the northwest side to 2,350 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,350 ft 715 m2,190 ft 670 m2,120 ft 645 m1,960 ft 600 m1,810 ft 550 m1,730 ft 530 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

Why sits at about 1,780 ft (545 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,780 ft 545 m
most residents: 1,760–1,810 ft
Lowest
1,730 ft 530 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,350 ft 715 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,830 ft 560 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Why spans about 620 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
1,780 ft545 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
2,350 ft715 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,730 ft530 m
Town center
USGS map point for Why
1,790 ft545 m
Average of all land1,830 ft560 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Why, Arizona, shaded from 1,730 ft on the northwest side to 2,350 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Pima County, Arizona, United States
Population
122 2020 Census
Land area
9.0 sq mi
Density
14 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.2654° N, 112.7397° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Tenmile Wash → Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
85321
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maish Vaya2,580 ft
  2. Kaka2,260 ft
  3. Ventana2,230 ft
  4. Charco2,100 ft
  5. Wahak Hotrontk1,940 ft
  6. Pisinemo1,880 ft
  7. Santa Rosa1,810 ft
  8. Why1,780 ft
  9. Anegam1,760 ft
  10. Ajo1,760 ft
  11. Ali Chuk1,740 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Ajo4,800 ft
  • Cimarron Peak4,130 ft
  • Bates Mountains3,160 ft
  • Cardigan Peak2,920 ft
  • Childs Mountain2,860 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).
  • 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.
  • Why 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. All public domain.