Chengdu is located at the western edge of the Sichuan Basin and sits on the Chengdu Plain; the dominating terrain is plains. The prefecture ranges in latitude from 30° 05' to 31° 26' N, while its longitude ranges from 102° 54' to 104° 53' E, stretching for from east to west and south to north, administering of land. Neighboring prefectures are Deyang (NE), Ziyang (SE), Meishan (S), Ya'an (SW), and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (N). The urban area, with an elevation of , features a few rivers, three of them being the Jin, Fu, and Sha Rivers. Outside of the immediate urban area, the topography becomes more complex: to the east lies the Longquan Mountains () and the Penzhong Hills (); to the west lie the Qionglai Mountains, which rise to in Dayi County. The highest point in Chengdu is Daxuetang (also known as Miaojiling) in Xiling Snow Mountain in Dayi County, with an altitude of 5,364 meters. The lowest point is the river bank at the exit of Tuojiang River in Jianyang City, with an altitude of 359 meters.
Chengdu is located at the western edge of the Sichuan Basin and sits on the Chengdu Plain; the dominating terrain is plains The prefecture ranges in latitude from 30° 05' to 31° 26' N while its longitude ranges from 102° 54' to 104° 53' E stretching for from east to west and south to north administering of land Neighboring prefectures are Deyang (NE) Ziyang (SE) Meishan (S) Ya'an (SW) and the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (N) The urban area with an elevation of  features a few rivers three of them being the Jin Fu and Sha Rivers Outside of the immediate urban area the topography becomes more complex to the east lies the Longquan Mountains () and the Penzhong Hills (); to the west lie the Qionglai Mountains which rise to in Dayi County The highest point in Chengdu is Daxuetang (also known as Miaojiling) in Xiling Snow Mountain in Dayi County with an altitude of 5364 meters The lowest point is the river bank at the exit of Tuojiang River in Jianyang City with an altitude of 359 meters