West Ishpeming, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Ishpeming, Michigan, shaded from 1,400 ft on the north side to 1,620 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,620 ft 495 m1,570 ft 480 m1,540 ft 470 m1,490 ft 455 m1,430 ft 435 m1,400 ft 430 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

West Ishpeming sits at about 1,460 ft (445 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,460 ft 445 m
most residents: 1,430–1,540 ft
Lowest
1,400 ft 430 m
on the north side
Highest
1,620 ft 495 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,490 ft 455 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

West Ishpeming spans about 220 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
1,460 ft445 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,620 ft495 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,400 ft430 m
Town center
USGS map point for West Ishpeming
1,430 ft435 m
Average of all land1,490 ft455 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Ishpeming, Michigan, shaded from 1,400 ft on the north side to 1,620 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Population
2,552 2020 Census
Land area
3.0 sq mi
Density
862 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.4835° N, 87.7010° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
ZIP codes 1
49849
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Champion Township1,690 ft
  2. Humboldt Township1,600 ft
  3. Ely Township1,510 ft
  4. Tilden Township1,470 ft
  5. Ishpeming Township1,460 ft
  6. West Ishpeming1,460 ft
  7. Ishpeming1,450 ft
  8. Negaunee1,390 ft
  9. Negaunee Township1,380 ft
  10. Palmer1,300 ft
  11. Richmond Township, Marquette County1,300 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Summit Mountain1,850 ft
  • Green Hills1,690 ft
  • Wewe Hills1,630 ft
  • Pilot Knob1,570 ft
  • Kona Hills1,460 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.
  • West Ishpeming 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.