Flathead Reservation, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Flathead Reservation, Montana, shaded from 2,480 ft on the west side to 9,770 ft on McDonald Peak
Elevation
9,770 ft 2,980 m7,950 ft 2,420 m7,040 ft 2,145 m5,210 ft 1,590 m3,390 ft 1,030 m2,480 ft 755 m
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USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official reservation boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Flathead Reservation averages about 3,960 ft (1,205 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,480 ft on the west side to 9,770 ft on McDonald Peak.

Average elevation
3,960 ft 1,205 m
all land inside the reservation
Highest
9,770 ft 2,980 m
on McDonald Peak
Lowest
2,480 ft 755 m
on the west side

Flathead Reservation spans about 7,290 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land3,960 ft1,205 m
Highest point
Inside the reservation, on McDonald Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
9,770 ft2,980 m
Lowest point
Inside the reservation, on the west side
2,480 ft755 m

Elevation profile, west to east

36 mi west to east through Polson.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Flathead Reservation, Montana, shaded from 2,480 ft on the west side to 9,770 ft on McDonald Peak
Census reservation boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Reservation in Montana, United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population
30,849 2020 Census
Land area
1,935.7 sq mi + 122.1 sq mi water
Density
16 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearest tribal lands nearest, by average

  1. Blackfeet Indian Reservation4,440 ft
  2. Flathead Reservation3,960 ft
  3. Coeur d'Alene Reservation, ID2,910 ft
  4. Nez Perce Reservation, ID2,780 ft
  5. Kalispel Reservation, WA2,150 ft
  6. Kootenai Reservation, ID1,850 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • McDonald Peak9,770 ft
  • Mount Calowahcan9,000 ft
  • Three Lakes Peak7,796 ft
  • Sonyok Mountain5,640 ft
  • Schmitz Mountain4,962 ft
All 26 towns in the reservation by typical elevation
  1. Evaro3,880 ft
  2. Ravalli3,240 ft
  3. Bear Dance partly3,140 ft
  4. Niarada3,140 ft
  5. Turtle Lake3,120 ft
  6. Arlee3,100 ft
  7. Pablo3,090 ft
  8. Kicking Horse3,070 ft
  9. Ronan3,060 ft
  10. Kerr3,040 ft
  11. Kings Point3,010 ft
  12. Lindisfarne3,000 ft
  13. Big Arm3,000 ft
  14. Polson2,970 ft
  15. Finley Point2,960 ft
  16. Rocky Point2,940 ft
  17. St. Ignatius2,940 ft
  18. Jette2,940 ft
  19. Charlo2,940 ft
  20. Dayton2,920 ft
  21. Elmo2,910 ft
  22. Camas2,880 ft
  23. Hot Springs2,860 ft
  24. Lonepine2,840 ft
  25. Sčilíp2,610 ft
  26. Old Agency2,540 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census reservation boundary (TIGER/Line AIANNH, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Name: the Census Bureau's legal or statistical area name, as published; the nation's own name may differ.
  • Population: 2020 Census residents of the blocks inside the boundary.
  • Nearby Places: nearest tribal lands and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the reservation with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the reservation.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.