Potlatch, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potlatch, Idaho, shaded from 2,490 ft on the northwest side to 2,710 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,710 ft 825 m2,650 ft 810 m2,630 ft 800 m2,570 ft 785 m2,510 ft 765 m2,490 ft 760 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

Potlatch sits at about 2,590 ft (790 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,590 ft 790 m
most residents: 2,550–2,660 ft
Lowest
2,490 ft 760 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,710 ft 825 m
on the east side
Average
2,570 ft 785 m
all land inside city limits

Potlatch spans about 220 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
2,590 ft790 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
2,710 ft825 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,490 ft760 m
Town center
USGS map point for Potlatch
2,550 ft780 m
Average of all land2,570 ft785 m
Nearest peak
East Gold Hill, 6.1 mi northeast of the city limits (NGS survey)
4,681 ft1,427 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Potlatch, Idaho, shaded from 2,490 ft on the northwest side to 2,710 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Latah County, Idaho, United States
Population
810 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
1,484 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.9216° N, 116.8982° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Palouse River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
83855
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Viola2,750 ft
  2. De Smet2,680 ft
  3. Onaway2,660 ft
  4. Farmington, WA2,640 ft
  5. Moscow2,620 ft
  6. Troy2,590 ft
  7. Potlatch2,590 ft
  8. Tensed2,550 ft
  9. Palouse, WA2,530 ft
  10. Princeton2,520 ft
  11. Garfield, WA2,500 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mica Mountain5,050 ft
  • Moscow Mountain4,987 ft
  • West Dennis4,812 ft
  • East Gold Hill4,681 ft
  • Mission Mountain4,328 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.