Elk River, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elk River, Idaho, shaded from 2,830 ft on the north side to 2,980 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,980 ft 910 m2,940 ft 900 m2,930 ft 890 m2,890 ft 880 m2,850 ft 870 m2,830 ft 865 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Elk River sits at about 2,860 ft (870 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,860 ft 870 m
most residents: 2,840–2,940 ft
Lowest
2,830 ft 865 m
on the north side
Highest
2,980 ft 910 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,890 ft 880 m
all land inside city limits

Elk River spans about 150 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
2,860 ft870 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
2,980 ft910 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,830 ft865 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elk River
2,850 ft870 m
Average of all land2,890 ft880 m
Nearest peak
Elk Butte, 4.7 mi northeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
5,827 ft1,776 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elk River, Idaho, shaded from 2,830 ft on the north side to 2,980 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States
Population
144 2024 est.
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
993 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.7835° N, 116.1799° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Clearwater River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
83827
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pierce3,240 ft
  2. Weippe3,030 ft
  3. Deary2,880 ft
  4. Bovill2,870 ft
  5. Elk River2,860 ft
  6. Fernwood2,780 ft
  7. Troy2,590 ft
  8. Kendrick1,210 ft
  9. Juliaetta1,190 ft
  10. Peck1,130 ft
  11. Orofino1,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Elk Butte5,827 ft
  • Hemlock Butte5,740 ft
  • Little Green Mountain4,745 ft
  • McGary Butte4,461 ft
  • Tamarack Ridge4,300 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).
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.