Wallace, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wallace, Kansas, shaded from 3,300 ft on the east side to 3,330 ft on the north side
Elevation
3,330 ft 1,015 m3,330 ft 1,015 m3,320 ft 1,010 m3,310 ft 1,010 m3,300 ft 1,005 m3,300 ft 1,005 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.
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

Wallace sits at about 3,310 ft (1,010 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside city limits (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
3,310 ft 1,010 m
few residents
Lowest
3,300 ft 1,005 m
on the east side
Highest
3,330 ft 1,015 m
on the north side
Average
3,310 ft 1,010 m
all land inside city limits

Wallace spans about 30 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
3,310 ft1,010 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
3,330 ft1,015 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
3,300 ft1,005 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wallace
3,310 ft1,010 m
Average of all land3,310 ft1,010 m

Altitude Effects

What 3,310 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.8 °F96.6 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.5 inHg (89.8 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wallace, Kansas, shaded from 3,300 ft on the east side to 3,330 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Wallace County, Kansas, United States
Population
45 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
112 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9114° N, 101.5916° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Smoky Hill River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
67761
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Weskan3,840 ft
  2. Weskan Township3,840 ft
  3. Harrison Township, Wallace County3,500 ft
  4. Sharon Springs Township3,460 ft
  5. Sharon Springs3,460 ft
  6. Wallace Township3,350 ft
  7. Augustine Township3,340 ft
  8. Winona Township3,320 ft
  9. Wallace3,310 ft
  10. McAllaster Township3,250 ft
  11. Western Township3,220 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Red Hills3,580 ft
  • Motti Hill3,480 ft
  • Twin Butte3,380 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the city limits; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.