Caspian, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caspian, Michigan, shaded from 1,450 ft on the southeast side to 1,620 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,620 ft 495 m1,580 ft 480 m1,560 ft 475 m1,510 ft 460 m1,470 ft 445 m1,450 ft 440 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

Caspian sits at about 1,490 ft (455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,490 ft 455 m
most residents: 1,470–1,590 ft
Lowest
1,450 ft 440 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,620 ft 495 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,510 ft 460 m
all land inside city limits

Caspian spans about 170 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
1,490 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,620 ft495 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,450 ft440 m
Town center
USGS map point for Caspian
1,490 ft455 m
Average of all land1,510 ft460 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caspian, Michigan, shaded from 1,450 ft on the southeast side to 1,620 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Iron County, Michigan, United States
Population
818 2024 est.
Land area
1.4 sq mi
Density
573 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.0641° N, 88.6315° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Brule River → Menominee River
ZIP codes 1
49915
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gaastra1,650 ft
  2. Alvin, WI1,640 ft
  3. Bates Township1,610 ft
  4. Stambaugh Township1,580 ft
  5. Iron River Township1,580 ft
  6. Iron River1,570 ft
  7. Tipler, WI1,570 ft
  8. Caspian1,490 ft
  9. Crystal Falls Township1,470 ft
  10. Alpha1,460 ft
  11. Mastodon Township1,380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sheridan Hill1,850 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. All public domain.