diff --git a/pyart/map/grid_mapper.py b/pyart/map/grid_mapper.py
index 5ccb75ac07..4800041c33 100644
--- a/pyart/map/grid_mapper.py
+++ b/pyart/map/grid_mapper.py
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ def grid_from_radars(
         origin_latitude["data"] = np.array([kwargs["grid_origin"][0]])
         origin_longitude["data"] = np.array([kwargs["grid_origin"][1]])
     else:
-        origin_latitude["data"] = first_radar.latitude["data"]
-        origin_longitude["data"] = first_radar.longitude["data"]
+        origin_latitude["data"] = first_radar.latitude["data"][:1]
+        origin_longitude["data"] = first_radar.longitude["data"][:1]
 
     origin_altitude = get_metadata("origin_altitude")
     if "grid_origin_alt" in kwargs:
         origin_altitude["data"] = np.array([kwargs["grid_origin_alt"]])
     else:
-        origin_altitude["data"] = first_radar.altitude["data"]
+        origin_altitude["data"] = first_radar.altitude["data"][:1]
 
     # metadata dictionary
     metadata = dict(first_radar.metadata)
diff --git a/tests/map/test_grid_mapper.py b/tests/map/test_grid_mapper.py
index 50c5c041e9..7ed38a1238 100644
--- a/tests/map/test_grid_mapper.py
+++ b/tests/map/test_grid_mapper.py
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ def test_map_to_grid_errors():
     )
 
 
+def test_grid_from_radars_dims():
+    radar = pyart.testing.make_target_radar()
+    radar.latitude["data"] = np.append(radar.latitude["data"], 0)
+    grids = pyart.map.grid_from_radars(radar, **COMMON_MAP_TO_GRID_ARGS)
+    origin_latitude = grids.origin_latitude["data"]
+    assert_almost_equal(origin_latitude, radar.latitude["data"][:1])
+
+
 def test_grid_from_radars_errors():
     pytest.raises(
         ValueError,