Arecibo Municipio, PR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level on the Océano Atlantico to 1,430 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,430 ft 435 m1,080 ft 330 m900 ft 275 m540 ft 165 m180 ft 55 m0 ft 0 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
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.
Municipio area
Fades everything outside the official municipio boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Arecibo Municipio averages about 450 ft (140 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Océano Atlantico to 1,430 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
450 ft 140 m
all land inside the municipio
Highest
1,430 ft 435 m
on the south side
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Océano Atlantico

Arecibo Municipio spans about 1,430 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.

4% of Arecibo Municipio'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 land450 ft140 m
Highest point
Inside the municipio, on the south side
1,430 ft435 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Océano Atlantico
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, south to north

15 mi south to north through Bajadero.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level on the Océano Atlantico to 1,430 ft on the south side
Municipio boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Municipio in Puerto Rico, United States
Population
87,754 2020 Census
Land area
126.0 sq mi + 45.2 sq mi water
Density
696 per sq mi
Time zone
Atlantic UTC−4, no daylight saving
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea) 54%, Atlantic Ocean 46%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring municipios sharing a border, by average

  1. Utuado Municipio1,300 ft
  2. Ciales Municipio1,260 ft
  3. Florida Municipio660 ft
  4. Hatillo Municipio570 ft
  5. Arecibo Municipio450 ft
  6. Barceloneta Municipio170 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Loma Correa940 ft
  • Rincón Grande56 ft
All 4 towns in Arecibo Municipio by typical elevation
  1. La Alianza590 ft
  2. Sabana Hoyos410 ft
  3. Animas200 ft
  4. Bajadero87 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census municipio boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • 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, −2 ft at 18.4926° N, 66.6262° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring municipios 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 municipio 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the municipio.
  • 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.