Yuma, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Yuma, Arizona, shaded from 110 ft on the southwest side to 390 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
400 ft 120 m320 ft 100 m290 ft 90 m220 ft 65 m150 ft 45 m110 ft 35 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Yuma sits at about 190 ft (55 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
190 ft 55 m
most residents: 120–210 ft
Lowest
110 ft 35 m
on the southwest side
Highest
390 ft 120 m
on the southeast side
Average
240 ft 70 m
all land inside city limits

Yuma spans about 280 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
190 ft55 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
390 ft120 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
110 ft35 m
Town center
USGS map point for Yuma
140 ft45 m
Airport (NYL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
213 ft65 m
Average of all land240 ft70 m

Elevation profile, south to north

16 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Yuma, Arizona, shaded from 110 ft on the southwest side to 390 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Yuma County, Arizona, United States
Population
103,559 2024 est.
Land area
121.1 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
855 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.7253° N, 114.6244° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gulf of California
Airport
Yuma Mcas/Yuma International (NYL) 213 ft
ZIP codes 3
85350 85364 85365
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Yuma190 ft
  2. Rancho Mesa Verde190 ft
  3. Orange Grove Mobile Manor180 ft
  4. Buckshot150 ft
  5. El Prado Estates150 ft
  6. Winterhaven, CA130 ft
  7. Avenue B and C130 ft
  8. Donovan Estates130 ft
  9. Padre Ranchitos120 ft
  10. Wall Lane110 ft
  11. Drysdale110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Castle Dome Peak3,760 ft
  • Sheep Mountain3,050 ft
  • Mohawk Peak2,767 ft
  • Mohave Peak2,740 ft
  • Buck Peak2,629 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city limits (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, 110 ft at 32.6590° N, 114.6593° 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.
  • 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.