Amarillo, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Amarillo, Texas, shaded from 3,400 ft on the northwest side to 3,750 ft on the west side
Elevation
3,750 ft 1,140 m3,660 ft 1,115 m3,610 ft 1,100 m3,530 ft 1,075 m3,440 ft 1,050 m3,400 ft 1,035 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

Amarillo sits at about 3,660 ft (1,115 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,660 ft 1,115 m
most residents: 3,610–3,710 ft
Lowest
3,400 ft 1,035 m
on the northwest side
Highest
3,750 ft 1,140 m
on the west side
Average
3,630 ft 1,105 m
all land inside city limits

Amarillo spans about 350 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
3,660 ft1,115 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
3,750 ft1,140 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
3,400 ft1,035 m
Town center
USGS map point for Amarillo
3,670 ft1,120 m
Airport (AMA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
3,607 ft1,099 m
Average of all land3,630 ft1,105 m

Elevation profile, south to north

10 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,660 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.2 °F96.2 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
87% of sea level

26.2 inHg (88.6 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.3% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+7% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Amarillo, Texas, shaded from 3,400 ft on the northwest side to 3,750 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Randall and Potter counties, Texas, United States
Population
203,729 2024 est.
Land area
106.1 sq mi + 2.0 sq mi water
Density
1,920 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.2220° N, 101.8313° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Canadian River → Arkansas River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Rick Husband Amarillo International (AMA) 3,607 ft
ZIP codes 14
79101 79102 79103 79104 79106 79107 79108 79109 79110 79111 79118 79119 79121 79124
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wildorado3,920 ft
  2. Bushland3,820 ft
  3. Umbarger3,770 ft
  4. Amarillo3,660 ft
  5. Rockwell Place3,630 ft
  6. Canyon3,540 ft
  7. Washburn3,530 ft
  8. Timbercreek Canyon3,510 ft
  9. Bishop Hills3,500 ft
  10. Palisades3,440 ft
  11. Lake Tanglewood3,430 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Goat Mountain, Potter County3,770 ft
  • Wolf Mountain, Potter County3,710 ft
  • Coyote Bluff3,590 ft
  • Goodnight Peak3,480 ft
  • Cooley Butte3,470 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).
  • 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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. All public domain.