Playa Fortuna, PR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Playa Fortuna, Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level level on the Océano Atlántico to 180 ft at the foot of the Sierra de Luquillo
Elevation
180 ft 55 m140 ft 40 m110 ft 35 m68 ft 21 m23 ft 7 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official Census boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Playa Fortuna sits at about 45 ft (14 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
45 ft 14 m
most residents: 7–100 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Océano Atlántico
Highest
180 ft 55 m
at the foot of the Sierra de Luquillo
Average
49 ft 15 m
all land inside the Census boundary

Playa Fortuna spans about 180 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.

Under 1% of Playa Fortuna's land lies below the average daily high tide (MHHW, NOAA), and 9% lies less than 3 ft above it. Check flood zones on FEMA's map

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
45 ft14 m
Highest point
Inside the Census boundary, at the foot of the Sierra de Luquillo
180 ft55 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Océano Atlántico
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Playa Fortuna
11 ft3 m
Airport (RVR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi southeast of the Census boundary
39 ft12 m
Average of all land49 ft15 m
Nearest peak
El Toro, 8.4 mi southwest of the Census boundary
3,480 ft1,060 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Playa Fortuna, Puerto Rico, shaded from sea level level on the Océano Atlántico to 180 ft at the foot of the Sierra de Luquillo
Census boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Community (census-designated) in Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico, United States
Population
1,396 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
2,292 per sq mi
Coordinates
18.3797° N, 65.7452° W
Time zone
Atlantic UTC−4, no daylight saving
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Jose Aponte de la Torre (RVR) 39 ft
ZIP codes 1
00773
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cambalache330 ft
  2. Bartolo170 ft
  3. Ramos140 ft
  4. Hato Candal110 ft
  5. Luis M. Cintrón63 ft
  6. La Dolores51 ft
  7. Playa Fortuna45 ft
  8. Palmer45 ft
  9. Las Croabas41 ft
  10. Suárez8 ft
  11. Vieques6 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Monte Jayuya4,310 ft
  • El Toro3,480 ft
  • Los Picachos3,460 ft
  • Cerro El Faro471 ft
  • Cerro Bravo320 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the Census 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 Census boundary (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, 0 ft at 18.3818° N, 65.7454° 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: 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: Puerto Rico Vertical Datum of 2002 (PRVD02). NGS plans to replace PRVD02 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Playa Fortuna is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA tidal surfaces (MHHW); NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.