Fairbanks Township, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairbanks Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,490 ft on the southeast side to 1,760 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,760 ft 535 m1,690 ft 515 m1,660 ft 505 m1,590 ft 485 m1,520 ft 465 m1,490 ft 455 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fairbanks Township sits at about 1,590 ft (485 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,590 ft 485 m
most residents: 1,530–1,630 ft
Lowest
1,490 ft 455 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,760 ft 535 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside township boundaries

Fairbanks Township spans about 270 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
1,590 ft485 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southwest side
1,760 ft535 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
1,490 ft455 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fairbanks Township
1,650 ft505 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, west to east

12 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairbanks Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,490 ft on the southeast side to 1,760 ft on the southwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Population
71 2024 est.
Land area
70.4 sq mi + 1.9 sq mi water
Density
1.0 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.3705° N, 91.9266° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Whiteface River → Saint Louis River
ZIP codes 1
55602
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bassett Township1,650 ft
  2. Fairbanks Township1,590 ft
  3. Ault Township1,510 ft
  4. Pequaywan Township1,490 ft
  5. North Star Township, St. Louis County1,480 ft
  6. Hoyt Lakes1,480 ft
  7. Aurora1,460 ft
  8. Biwabik1,460 ft
  9. White Township1,450 ft
  10. Colvin Township1,440 ft
  11. Biwabik Township1,380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Peabody Hill2,020 ft
  • Mount Weber1,950 ft
  • Moose Mountain, St. Louis County1,660 ft
  • Gustafson Hill1,350 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, 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 township boundaries (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.