Gobi Desert Altitude- 1.28 million square kilometers. The Gobi Desert a land area of 500,000 square miles, and the elevation is 5,184 ft. 5% of all land in the Gobi is just sand dunes, and it is located above sea level. With the area and elevation, the Gobi is the 5th largest desert in the world. Also in the Gobi, there is a park known as The Great Gobi National Park, which secures endangered, and hurt animals of the Gobi.