Preston, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Preston, Idaho, shaded from 4,480 ft on the southwest side to 4,770 ft on the north side
Elevation
4,770 ft 1,455 m4,700 ft 1,430 m4,660 ft 1,420 m4,590 ft 1,400 m4,520 ft 1,375 m4,480 ft 1,365 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

Preston sits at about 4,710 ft (1,435 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,710 ft 1,435 m
most residents: 4,700–4,730 ft
Lowest
4,480 ft 1,365 m
on the southwest side
Highest
4,770 ft 1,455 m
on the north side
Average
4,710 ft 1,435 m
all land inside city limits

Preston spans about 290 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
4,710 ft1,435 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
4,770 ft1,455 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
4,480 ft1,365 m
Town center
USGS map point for Preston
4,710 ft1,435 m
Airport (U10)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.0 mi west of the city limits
4,728 ft1,441 m
Average of all land4,710 ft1,435 m
Nearest peak
Old Baldy Peak, 8.7 mi west of the city limits
8,350 ft2,545 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,710 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.2 °F95.1 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.2 inHg (85.2 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% 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 Preston, Idaho, shaded from 4,480 ft on the southwest side to 4,770 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Franklin County, Idaho, United States
Population
6,160 2024 est.
Land area
6.8 sq mi
Density
902 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.0963° N, 111.8766° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Bear River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Preston (U10) 4,728 ft
ZIP codes 1
83263
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Clifton4,830 ft
  2. Cove, UT4,780 ft
  3. Dayton4,780 ft
  4. Oxford4,770 ft
  5. Weston4,740 ft
  6. Preston4,710 ft
  7. Richmond, UT4,660 ft
  8. Franklin4,510 ft
  9. Lewiston, UT4,510 ft
  10. Cornish, UT4,480 ft
  11. Trenton, UT4,460 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Naomi Peak9,950 ft
  • Paris Peak9,560 ft
  • Oxford Peak9,270 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.