Rice Lake, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rice Lake, Minnesota, shaded from 1,190 ft on the southeast side to 1,490 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,490 ft 455 m1,420 ft 430 m1,380 ft 420 m1,300 ft 395 m1,230 ft 375 m1,190 ft 360 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Rice Lake sits at about 1,390 ft (425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,390 ft 425 m
most residents: 1,320–1,450 ft
Lowest
1,190 ft 360 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,490 ft 455 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,390 ft 425 m
all land inside city limits

Rice Lake spans about 300 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
1,390 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,490 ft455 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,190 ft360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rice Lake
1,460 ft445 m
Airport (DLH)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.6 mi southwest of the city limits
1,428 ft435 m
Average of all land1,390 ft425 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rice Lake, Minnesota, shaded from 1,190 ft on the southeast side to 1,490 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Population
4,168 2024 est.
Land area
32.7 sq mi + 1.0 sq mi water
Density
127 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.8946° N, 92.1115° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
Airport
Duluth International (DLH) 1,428 ft
ZIP codes 1
55803
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Canosia Township1,430 ft
  2. Rice Lake1,390 ft
  3. Hermantown1,380 ft
  4. Fredenberg Township1,380 ft
  5. Grand Lake Township1,380 ft
  6. Gnesen Township1,380 ft
  7. Normanna Township1,310 ft
  8. Proctor1,270 ft
  9. Lakewood Township1,150 ft
  10. Duluth Township980 ft
  11. Duluth860 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Elys Peak1,250 ft
  • Bardon Peak1,250 ft
  • Moose Mountain, St. Louis County1,147 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.