Garfiled Wash topographic map

The city's elevation is 2,643 ft (806 m) above sea level (as measured at the Tucson International Airport). Tucson is on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the…

Average elevation: 2,743 ft

To the north in California and northwest Arizona, the Sonoran Desert transitions to the colder-winter, higher-elevation Mojave, Great Basin, and Colorado Plateau deserts.

Average elevation: 1,696 ft

Average elevation: 2,999 ft

Average elevation: 4,239 ft

Both districts conserve tracts of the Sonoran Desert, including ranges of significant hills, the Tucson Mountains in the west and the Rincon Mountains in the east. Elevations in the Tucson Mountain District range from 2,180 to 4,687 feet (664 to 1,429 m), the summit of Wasson Peak. Elevations within the Rincon…

Average elevation: 2,605 ft

Average elevation: 1,608 ft

Average elevation: 2,159 ft

Average elevation: 2,539 ft

The area has numerous Saguaro cacti, and is positioned only a couple of miles south of the Saguaro National Park. The northern boundary of Drexel Heights is the Tucson Mountain Park. It is cut off from the rest of Tucson due to the topography of the Tucson Mountains, which are only crossed via a small number…

Average elevation: 2,579 ft

Average elevation: 2,352 ft

Average elevation: 8,251 ft

Average elevation: 2,431 ft

Average elevation: 3,212 ft

Average elevation: 3,533 ft

Average elevation: 2,566 ft

Average elevation: 1,808 ft

Average elevation: 2,490 ft

Average elevation: 2,530 ft

Average elevation: 3,035 ft

Average elevation: 4,304 ft

Average elevation: 3,451 ft

Average elevation: 3,409 ft

Average elevation: 2,867 ft

Average elevation: 7,605 ft

Average elevation: 1,824 ft

Average elevation: 2,592 ft

Average elevation: 1,913 ft

Average elevation: 2,805 ft

Average elevation: 2,415 ft

Average elevation: 7,936 ft