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Apache Pass

1,550 m5,085 ft
Tonight
49°FFair · Wind 7 mph SSW

Apache Pass is a mountain pass at 1,550 m in Arizona, United States.

All facts
Saddle
1,550 m
Lowest point
1,498 m / 1,439 m
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Pass

Apache Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,550 msouth side 1,498 m+52 m · 2.8 kmnorth side 1,439 m+111 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: Gas Line Road

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Apache Pass 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8 × 8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Apache Pass terrain and contours

25 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Apache Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Apache Pass weather

Tonight · Fair · 49°F (9°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 7 mph SSW

Apache Pass forecast for about 1,553 m.

  • Tonight49°2%7 mph SSW
  • Sat44°69°2%7–17 mph SW
  • Sun46°68°–5 mph SSE
  • Mon49°72°–2–6 mph NE
  • Tue50°73°1%1–6 mph SSE
  • Wed51°73°8%1–6 mph S
  • Thu50°71°41%6 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:33 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Apache Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Apache Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.5 km E

    +2 more within 2.8 km

  • Nearest trailhead

    Butterfield Overland Stage Road

    0.9 km E · +2 more within 4.4 km

All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking0.5 km E
Butterfield Overland Stage RoadTrailhead0.9 km E
Parking1.0 km E
Trail to Fort BowieTrailhead2.8 km E
Parking2.8 km ENE
Overlook Ridge TrailheadTrailhead4.4 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 65% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
64.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.6%
Steep, 30–45°
4.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
4.5% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
716 m low point 1,300 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 51.4%Shrubland 43.9%Trees 3.9%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Apache Pass sits

Region
Arizona28United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Apache Pass downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia