Malad City, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Malad City, Idaho, shaded from 4,500 ft on the south side to 4,730 ft at the foot of the Samaria Mountains
Elevation
4,730 ft 1,445 m4,680 ft 1,425 m4,650 ft 1,415 m4,590 ft 1,400 m4,530 ft 1,380 m4,500 ft 1,370 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

Malad City sits at about 4,570 ft (1,390 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,570 ft 1,390 m
most residents: 4,540–4,670 ft
Lowest
4,500 ft 1,370 m
on the south side
Highest
4,730 ft 1,445 m
at the foot of the Samaria Mountains
Average
4,580 ft 1,395 m
all land inside city limits

Malad City spans about 230 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
4,570 ft1,390 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Samaria Mountains
4,730 ft1,445 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
4,500 ft1,370 m
Town center
USGS map point for Malad City
4,550 ft1,385 m
Airport (MLD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.1 mi southwest of the city limits
4,503 ft1,373 m
Average of all land4,580 ft1,395 m
Nearest peak
Old Baldy Peak, 8.4 mi east of the city limits
8,350 ft2,545 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,570 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.5 °F95.3 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.3 inHg (85.7 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Malad City, Idaho, shaded from 4,500 ft on the south side to 4,730 ft at the foot of the Samaria Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Oneida County, Idaho, United States
Population
2,326 2024 est.
Land area
1.7 sq mi
Density
1,377 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.1916° N, 112.2508° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Malad River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Malad City (MLD) 4,503 ft
ZIP codes 1
83252
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clarkston, UT4,890 ft
  2. Downey4,870 ft
  3. Clifton4,830 ft
  4. Dayton4,780 ft
  5. Oxford4,770 ft
  6. Weston4,740 ft
  7. Preston4,710 ft
  8. Malad City4,570 ft
  9. Plymouth, UT4,490 ft
  10. Cornish, UT4,480 ft
  11. Portage, UT4,470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Oxford Peak9,270 ft
  • Elkhorn Mountain9,099 ft
  • Deep Creek Peak8,752 ft
  • Old Baldy Peak8,350 ft
  • Gunsight Peak8,248 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.