Elephant Head Arizona Map

About Elephant Head, Arizona

Elephant Head is a locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 588. The population density is 30.6 people per km². Elephant Head is located at 31.7659°N, 110.9921°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85645.

Elephant Head emerges from the sun-bleached expanse where the Madera Canyon Wash carves a shallow, gravel-strewn path through the desert floor. It lies 6.1 miles south of Green Valley, AZ (from Green Valley, AZ: bearing 179°T), and is situated 13.4 miles south of Sahuarita. The landscape is defined by the stark, vertical reaches of the State Trust Land, which stretches out in an uninterrupted hold over the surrounding plains. To the north, the jagged peaks of Devils Cash Box break the horizon, their deep violet shadows lengthening as the afternoon heat begins to dissipate into the cooling air. The proximity of the Madera Canyon valley brings a subtle shift in the wind, carrying the scent of dry earth and sun-baked stone, while the quiet surface of Horseshoe Tank remains a singular, glassy anchor amidst the vast, arid scrubland.

History lingers in the quiet persistence of those who work this land, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the desert and the careful management of the open range. Elephant Head serves as a testament to a life lived in accordance with the scarcity and brilliance of the Sonoran light, far removed from the bustle of the urban centers to the north. Those seeking the rugged solitude of the terrain often look toward the Josephine Saddle Madera Trail Number 134, a path that demands a steady pace and a respect for the elevation. Here, the passage of a day is marked not by clocks, but by the gradual cooling of the sand and the way the light turns a bruised, copper hue against the distant ridges, leaving the land to settle into a profound and ancient stillness.

About This Elephant Head Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elephant Head, Arizona. Coordinates: 31.7659, -110.9921. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Elephant Head includes the ZIP code (85645), telephone area code (520), county seat of Pima County (Tucson), and school district assignment (Continental Elementary District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.