Riggins, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Riggins, Idaho, shaded from 1,720 ft on the northeast side to 2,280 ft at the foot of the Cold Springs Mountains
Elevation
2,280 ft 695 m2,140 ft 655 m2,070 ft 630 m1,930 ft 590 m1,790 ft 545 m1,720 ft 525 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

Riggins sits at about 1,800 ft (550 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,800 ft 550 m
most residents: 1,770–1,860 ft
Lowest
1,720 ft 525 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,280 ft 695 m
at the foot of the Cold Springs Mountains
Average
1,830 ft 555 m
all land inside city limits

Riggins spans about 560 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
1,800 ft550 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Cold Springs Mountains
2,280 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,720 ft525 m
Town center
USGS map point for Riggins
1,810 ft550 m
Average of all land1,830 ft555 m
Nearest peak
Preacher Mountain, 1.4 mi west of the city limits
4,640 ft1,415 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Riggins, Idaho, shaded from 1,720 ft on the northeast side to 2,280 ft at the foot of the Cold Springs Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Idaho County, Idaho, United States
Population
394 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
990 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.4221° N, 116.3154° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Salmon River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
83549
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McCall5,040 ft
  2. Wallowa Lake, OR4,490 ft
  3. Joseph, OR4,210 ft
  4. New Meadows3,870 ft
  5. Enterprise, OR3,760 ft
  6. Cottonwood3,570 ft
  7. Grangeville3,420 ft
  8. Council2,940 ft
  9. Riggins1,800 ft
  10. White Bird1,580 ft
  11. Stites1,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • She Devil9,350 ft
  • Patrick Butte8,845 ft
  • Pollock Mountain8,080 ft
  • Southwest Butte7,825 ft
  • Preacher Mountain4,640 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.