St. Helen, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of St. Helen, Michigan, shaded from 1,150 ft on the northwest side to 1,320 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,320 ft 400 m1,280 ft 390 m1,260 ft 385 m1,220 ft 370 m1,170 ft 360 m1,150 ft 350 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

St. Helen sits at about 1,190 ft (360 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,190 ft 360 m
most residents: 1,160–1,210 ft
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the northwest side
Highest
1,320 ft 400 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,200 ft 365 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

St. Helen 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
1,190 ft360 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
1,320 ft400 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,150 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for St. Helen
1,190 ft365 m
Average of all land1,200 ft365 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of St. Helen, Michigan, shaded from 1,150 ft on the northwest side to 1,320 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States
Population
2,735 2020 Census
Land area
5.7 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
477 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.3636° N, 84.4103° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
South Branch Au Sable River → Au Sable River
ZIP codes 1
48656
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Foster Township1,270 ft
  2. St. Helen1,190 ft
  3. Richfield Township, Roscommon County1,190 ft
  4. Au Sable Township, Roscommon County1,180 ft
  5. Backus Township1,180 ft
  6. Prudenville1,150 ft
  7. Higgins Township1,140 ft
  8. Ogemaw Township1,130 ft
  9. Klacking Township1,110 ft
  10. West Branch950 ft
  11. West Branch Township940 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Preachers Hill1,500 ft
  • Murray Hill1,380 ft
  • Ninemile Hill1,340 ft
  • Brants Hill1,340 ft
  • Pointers Hill1,300 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • St. Helen is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.