Basin, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Basin, Montana, shaded from 5,260 ft on the east side to 7,603 ft on Pole Mountain
Elevation
7,600 ft 2,315 m7,020 ft 2,140 m6,730 ft 2,050 m6,140 ft 1,870 m5,560 ft 1,695 m5,260 ft 1,605 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

Basin sits at about 5,740 ft (1,750 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,740 ft 1,750 m
most residents: 5,340–7,510 ft
Lowest
5,260 ft 1,605 m
on the east side
Highest
7,603 ft 2,317 m
on Pole Mountain
Average
6,140 ft 1,870 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Basin spans about 2,340 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
5,740 ft1,750 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Pole Mountain
7,603 ft2,317 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
5,260 ft1,605 m
Town center
USGS map point for Basin
5,360 ft1,635 m
Average of all land6,140 ft1,870 m
Nearest peak
Jack Mountain, 1.7 mi north of the CDP boundary
8,750 ft2,670 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,740 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.3 °F94.1 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.2 inHg (82.0 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Basin, Montana, shaded from 5,260 ft on the east side to 7,603 ft on Pole Mountain
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States
Population
199 2020 Census
Land area
12.7 sq mi
Density
16 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.2713° N, 112.2636° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Boulder River → Jefferson River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59631
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Elkhorn6,870 ft
  2. Walkerville6,180 ft
  3. Basin5,740 ft
  4. Rimini5,280 ft
  5. Elliston5,050 ft
  6. Unionville5,010 ft
  7. Jefferson City4,940 ft
  8. Boulder4,910 ft
  9. Racetrack4,680 ft
  10. Deer Lodge4,560 ft
  11. Clancy4,480 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Crow Peak9,437 ft
  • Jack Mountain8,750 ft
  • Thunderbolt Mountain8,602 ft
  • Pole Mountain7,603 ft
  • Greenhorn Mountain7,500 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.
  • Basin 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.