Babb, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Babb, Montana, shaded from 4,380 ft on the north side to 5,870 ft on the west side
Elevation
5,870 ft 1,790 m5,500 ft 1,675 m5,310 ft 1,620 m4,940 ft 1,505 m4,560 ft 1,390 m4,380 ft 1,335 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

Babb sits at about 4,500 ft (1,370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,500 ft 1,370 m
most residents: 4,410–4,940 ft
Lowest
4,380 ft 1,335 m
on the north side
Highest
5,870 ft 1,790 m
on the west side
Average
4,710 ft 1,435 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Babb spans about 1,490 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
4,500 ft1,370 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
5,870 ft1,790 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
4,380 ft1,335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Babb
4,510 ft1,375 m
Average of all land4,710 ft1,435 m
Nearest peak
Yellow Mountain, 6.8 mi west of the CDP boundary
8,940 ft2,725 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,500 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.6 °F95.4 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.4 inHg (85.9 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Babb, Montana, shaded from 4,380 ft on the north side to 5,870 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Glacier County, Montana, United States
Population
130 2020 Census
Land area
9.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
14 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.8603° N, 113.4368° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
St. Mary River → Oldman River → Canada
ZIP codes 1
59411
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. East Glacier Park Village4,790 ft
  2. Starr School4,680 ft
  3. St. Mary4,600 ft
  4. Babb4,500 ft
  5. South Browning4,400 ft
  6. North Browning4,400 ft
  7. Browning4,380 ft
  8. Big Sky Colony4,200 ft
  9. Blackfoot4,160 ft
  10. Pinnacle3,670 ft
  11. West Glacier3,230 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Allen Mountain9,350 ft
  • Gable Mountain9,220 ft
  • Apikuni Mountain9,060 ft
  • Chief Mountain9,030 ft
  • Yellow Mountain8,940 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.
  • Babb 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.