Cottonwood, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cottonwood, Idaho, shaded from 3,430 ft on the southeast side to 3,720 ft at the foot of the High Breaks
Elevation
3,720 ft 1,135 m3,640 ft 1,110 m3,610 ft 1,100 m3,540 ft 1,075 m3,460 ft 1,055 m3,430 ft 1,045 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Cottonwood sits at about 3,570 ft (1,090 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,570 ft 1,090 m
most residents: 3,520–3,600 ft
Lowest
3,430 ft 1,045 m
on the southeast side
Highest
3,720 ft 1,135 m
at the foot of the High Breaks
Average
3,570 ft 1,085 m
all land inside city limits

Cottonwood spans about 290 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
3,570 ft1,090 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the High Breaks
3,720 ft1,135 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
3,430 ft1,045 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cottonwood
3,500 ft1,065 m
Airport (S84)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.3 mi southeast of the city limits
3,474 ft1,059 m
Average of all land3,570 ft1,085 m
Nearest peak
Cottonwood Butte, Idaho County, 5.2 mi west of the city limits (NGS survey)
5,739 ft1,749 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,570 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.4 °F96.3 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.3 inHg (88.9 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.4% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+7% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cottonwood, Idaho, shaded from 3,430 ft on the southeast side to 3,720 ft at the foot of the High Breaks
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Idaho County, Idaho, United States
Population
921 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
1,098 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.0485° N, 116.3496° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Clearwater River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Cottonwood Municipal (S84) 3,474 ft
ZIP codes 1
83522
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Winchester3,980 ft
  2. Craigmont3,750 ft
  3. Ferdinand3,750 ft
  4. Cottonwood3,570 ft
  5. Reubens3,530 ft
  6. Grangeville3,420 ft
  7. Nezperce3,240 ft
  8. White Bird1,580 ft
  9. Stites1,320 ft
  10. Kooskia1,260 ft
  11. Kamiah1,240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Southwest Butte7,825 ft
  • Pilot Knob7,139 ft
  • Camp Howard Ridge6,069 ft
  • Cottonwood Butte, Idaho County5,739 ft
  • Craig Mountain5,330 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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 (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.