Stanley, ID Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Stanley, Idaho, shaded from 6,210 ft on the northeast side to 6,500 ft at the foot of the Sawtooth Range
Elevation
6,500 ft 1,980 m6,430 ft 1,960 m6,390 ft 1,950 m6,320 ft 1,925 m6,250 ft 1,905 m6,210 ft 1,895 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

Stanley sits at about 6,260 ft (1,910 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,260 ft 1,910 m
most residents: 6,260–6,380 ft
Lowest
6,210 ft 1,895 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,500 ft 1,980 m
at the foot of the Sawtooth Range
Average
6,300 ft 1,920 m
all land inside city limits

Stanley 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
6,260 ft1,910 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Sawtooth Range
6,500 ft1,980 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
6,210 ft1,895 m
Town center
USGS map point for Stanley
6,250 ft1,905 m
Airport (2U7)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
6,403 ft1,952 m
Average of all land6,300 ft1,920 m
Nearest peak
Thompson Peak, 5.4 mi southwest of the city limits
10,710 ft3,265 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,260 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.3 °F93.5 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.7 inHg (80.4 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Stanley, Idaho, shaded from 6,210 ft on the northeast side to 6,500 ft at the foot of the Sawtooth Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Custer County, Idaho, United States
Population
122 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
164 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.2174° N, 114.9386° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Salmon River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Stanley (2U7) 6,403 ft
ZIP codes 1
83278
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stanley6,260 ft
  2. Sun Valley6,000 ft
  3. Ketchum5,840 ft
  4. Clayton5,620 ft
  5. Challis5,210 ft
  6. Smiths Ferry4,620 ft
  7. Placerville4,350 ft
  8. Lowman4,140 ft
  9. Idaho City3,910 ft
  10. Crouch3,120 ft
  11. Garden Valley3,080 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Thompson Peak10,710 ft
  • Mount Cramer10,680 ft
  • Snowyside Peak10,610 ft
  • Braxon Peak10,320 ft
  • Mount Loening9,970 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. All public domain.