Paris, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paris, Idaho, shaded from 5,930 ft on the southeast side to 6,350 ft at the foot of the Sheep Creek Hills
Elevation
6,350 ft 1,935 m6,250 ft 1,905 m6,190 ft 1,890 m6,090 ft 1,855 m5,980 ft 1,825 m5,930 ft 1,810 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Paris sits at about 5,960 ft (1,815 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,960 ft 1,815 m
most residents: 5,940–5,990 ft
Lowest
5,930 ft 1,810 m
on the southeast side
Highest
6,350 ft 1,935 m
at the foot of the Sheep Creek Hills
Average
5,990 ft 1,825 m
all land inside city limits

Paris spans about 420 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
5,960 ft1,815 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Sheep Creek Hills
6,350 ft1,935 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
5,930 ft1,810 m
Town center
USGS map point for Paris
5,970 ft1,820 m
Airport (1U7)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.3 mi northeast of the city limits
5,933 ft1,808 m
Average of all land5,990 ft1,825 m
Nearest peak
Paris Peak, 6.6 mi west of the city limits
9,560 ft2,915 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,960 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.9 °F93.8 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.0 inHg (81.3 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paris, Idaho, shaded from 5,930 ft on the southeast side to 6,350 ft at the foot of the Sheep Creek Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
Population
555 2024 est.
Land area
3.5 sq mi
Density
159 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.2271° N, 111.4010° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Bear River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Bear Lake County (1U7) 5,933 ft
ZIP codes 1
83261
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Taylor, WY6,420 ft
  2. Cokeville, WY6,200 ft
  3. Garden, UT6,120 ft
  4. Bennington6,050 ft
  5. Georgetown6,030 ft
  6. Garden City, UT5,980 ft
  7. Bloomington5,970 ft
  8. St. Charles5,970 ft
  9. Montpelier5,960 ft
  10. Paris5,960 ft
  11. Franklin4,510 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sherman Peak9,691 ft
  • Paris Peak9,560 ft
  • Midnight Mountain9,330 ft
  • Hawks Peak9,083 ft
  • Pine Spring Ridge7,882 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.