Pocatello, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pocatello, Idaho, shaded from 4,410 ft on the northwest side to 6,340 ft at the foot of the Pocatello Range
Elevation
6,340 ft 1,935 m5,860 ft 1,785 m5,620 ft 1,710 m5,130 ft 1,565 m4,650 ft 1,415 m4,410 ft 1,345 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Pocatello sits at about 4,500 ft (1,370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,500 ft 1,370 m
most residents: 4,460–4,810 ft
Lowest
4,410 ft 1,345 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,340 ft 1,935 m
at the foot of the Pocatello Range
Average
4,680 ft 1,425 m
all land inside city limits

Pocatello spans about 1,930 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
4,500 ft1,370 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Pocatello Range
6,340 ft1,935 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
4,410 ft1,345 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pocatello
4,460 ft1,360 m
Airport (PIH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
4,452 ft1,357 m
Average of all land4,680 ft1,425 m
Nearest peak
Scout Mountain, 8.5 mi south of the city limits
8,690 ft2,650 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,500 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.6 °F95.4 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.4 inHg (85.9 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% 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 Pocatello, Idaho, shaded from 4,410 ft on the northwest side to 6,340 ft at the foot of the Pocatello Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Bannock County, Idaho, United States
Population
58,231 2024 est.
Land area
34.9 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,667 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.8713° N, 112.4455° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Pocatello Regional (PIH) 4,452 ft
ZIP codes 4
83201 83202 83204 83209
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McCammon4,770 ft
  2. Inkom4,550 ft
  3. Pocatello4,500 ft
  4. Tyhee4,480 ft
  5. Chubbuck4,480 ft
  6. Rockford4,460 ft
  7. Riverside4,460 ft
  8. Fort Hall4,460 ft
  9. Arbon Valley4,420 ft
  10. American Falls4,410 ft
  11. Aberdeen4,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bonneville Peak9,260 ft
  • Old Tom Mountain8,737 ft
  • Scout Mountain8,690 ft
  • Wild Mountain7,200 ft
  • Chinese Peak6,790 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.