Puerto Rico Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level on the Canal de la Mona to 4,350 ft on Cerro de Punta
Elevation
4,350 ft 1,325 m3,260 ft 995 m2,720 ft 830 m1,630 ft 495 m540 ft 165 m0 ft 0 m
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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
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State area
Fades everything outside the official state boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Puerto Rico averages about 760 ft (235 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Canal de la Mona to 4,350 ft on Cerro de Punta.

Average elevation
760 ft 235 m
all land in Puerto Rico
Highest
4,350 ft 1,325 m
on Cerro de Punta
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Canal de la Mona

Puerto Rico spans about 4,350 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

Under 1% of Puerto Rico's land lies below the average daily high tide (MHHW, NOAA), and 2% lies less than 3 ft above it. Check flood zones on FEMA's map

FigureElevation
Average of all land760 ft235 m
Highest point
In Puerto Rico, on Cerro de Punta (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
4,350 ft1,325 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Canal de la Mona
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

44 mi south to north through Mansión del Mar.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level on the Canal de la Mona to 4,350 ft on Cerro de Punta
State boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Commonwealth of the United States; outside the Census regions
Population
3,203,295 2024 est.
Land area
3,424.2 sq mi + 1,900.7 sq mi water
Density
935 per sq mi
Municipios
78
Time zone
Atlantic UTC−4, no daylight saving
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean 52%, Caribbean Sea 48%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring states nearest, by average

  1. Puerto Rico760 ft
  2. Georgia510 ft
  3. South Carolina330 ft
  4. Florida63 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • States in the United States36th highest of 52

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Cerro de Punta4,350 ft
  • Monte Jayuya4,310 ft
  • Cerro Rosa4,155 ft
  • Monte Guilarte3,954 ft
  • El Toro3,480 ft
All 78 municipios by average elevation
  1. Jayuya Municipio2,280 ft
  2. Orocovis Municipio2,240 ft
  3. Adjuntas Municipio2,180 ft
  4. Barranquitas Municipio2,070 ft
  5. Maricao Municipio1,870 ft
  6. Aibonito Municipio1,850 ft
  7. Cayey Municipio1,710 ft
  8. Cidra Municipio1,450 ft
  9. Villalba Municipio1,320 ft
  10. Comerío Municipio1,310 ft
  11. Lares Municipio1,310 ft
  12. Utuado Municipio1,300 ft
  13. Ciales Municipio1,260 ft
  14. Naranjito Municipio1,170 ft
  15. Aguas Buenas Municipio1,150 ft
  16. Yauco Municipio1,130 ft
  17. Coamo Municipio1,100 ft
  18. Corozal Municipio1,070 ft
  19. Peñuelas Municipio1,030 ft
  20. Las Marías Municipio990 ft
  21. Patillas Municipio900 ft
  22. San Lorenzo Municipio850 ft
  23. Ponce Municipio810 ft
  24. Río Grande Municipio810 ft
  25. Morovis Municipio800 ft
  26. Guayama Municipio790 ft
  27. Sabana Grande Municipio790 ft
  28. Caguas Municipio720 ft
  29. Las Piedras Municipio700 ft
  30. Canóvanas Municipio670 ft
  31. Florida Municipio660 ft
  32. Naguabo Municipio650 ft
  33. Guayanilla Municipio630 ft
  34. Camuy Municipio620 ft
  35. San Sebastián Municipio620 ft
  36. Hatillo Municipio570 ft
  37. Juana Díaz Municipio540 ft
  38. Quebradillas Municipio540 ft
  39. San Germán Municipio540 ft
  40. Maunabo Municipio540 ft
  41. Isabela Municipio520 ft
  42. Yabucoa Municipio510 ft
  43. Arroyo Municipio500 ft
  44. Juncos Municipio470 ft
  45. Gurabo Municipio470 ft
  46. Arecibo Municipio450 ft
  47. Salinas Municipio430 ft
  48. Luquillo Municipio430 ft
  49. Moca Municipio420 ft
  50. Ceiba Municipio410 ft
  51. Bayamón Municipio390 ft
  52. Mayagüez Municipio350 ft
  53. Guaynabo Municipio330 ft
  54. Aguadilla Municipio320 ft
  55. Trujillo Alto Municipio310 ft
  56. Manatí Municipio290 ft
  57. Añasco Municipio290 ft
  58. Fajardo Municipio280 ft
  59. Toa Alta Municipio280 ft
  60. Vega Alta Municipio270 ft
  61. Aguada Municipio250 ft
  62. Carolina Municipio230 ft
  63. Rincón Municipio220 ft
  64. Vega Baja Municipio220 ft
  65. Humacao Municipio180 ft
  66. San Juan Municipio180 ft
  67. Barceloneta Municipio170 ft
  68. Culebra Municipio150 ft
  69. Guánica Municipio140 ft
  70. Santa Isabel Municipio130 ft
  71. Vieques Municipio130 ft
  72. Lajas Municipio120 ft
  73. Hormigueros Municipio120 ft
  74. Cabo Rojo Municipio120 ft
  75. Dorado Municipio110 ft
  76. Toa Baja Municipio63 ft
  77. Cataño Municipio8 ft
  78. Loíza Municipio5 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring states and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the state with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Municipios: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
  • 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 (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: Puerto Rico Vertical Datum of 2002 (PRVD02). NGS plans to replace PRVD02 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones; NOAA tidal surfaces (MHHW). All public domain.