Arlee, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arlee, Montana, shaded from 2,880 ft on the northwest side to 3,800 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
3,800 ft 1,160 m3,570 ft 1,090 m3,460 ft 1,055 m3,230 ft 985 m2,990 ft 915 m2,880 ft 880 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Arlee sits at about 3,100 ft (945 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,100 ft 945 m
most residents: 3,050–3,150 ft
Lowest
2,880 ft 880 m
on the northwest side
Highest
3,800 ft 1,160 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
3,130 ft 955 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Arlee spans about 920 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
3,100 ft945 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
3,800 ft1,160 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
2,880 ft880 m
Town center
USGS map point for Arlee
3,100 ft945 m
Average of all land3,130 ft955 m
Nearest peak
Charity Peak, 4.9 mi south of the CDP boundary
6,580 ft2,005 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,100 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.2 °F96.8 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.7 inHg (90.5 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+6% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arlee, Montana, shaded from 2,880 ft on the northwest side to 3,800 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lake County, Montana, United States
Population
720 2020 Census
Land area
6.5 sq mi
Density
111 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.1619° N, 114.0851° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
59821
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Evaro3,880 ft
  2. Wye3,250 ft
  3. Ravalli3,240 ft
  4. Missoula3,200 ft
  5. Arlee3,100 ft
  6. Frenchtown3,040 ft
  7. Huson3,010 ft
  8. St. Ignatius2,940 ft
  9. Charlo2,940 ft
  10. Sčilíp2,610 ft
  11. Old Agency2,540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • McLeod Peak8,624 ft
  • Ch-paa-qn Peak8,000 ft
  • Mineral Peak7,440 ft
  • Charity Peak6,580 ft
  • Red Sleep Mountain4,887 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.
  • Arlee 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.