Cardwell, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cardwell, Montana, shaded from 4,260 ft on the east side to 4,320 ft at the foot of the Bull Mountain
Elevation
4,320 ft 1,315 m4,300 ft 1,310 m4,300 ft 1,310 m4,280 ft 1,305 m4,270 ft 1,300 m4,260 ft 1,300 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

Cardwell sits at about 4,280 ft (1,305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,280 ft 1,305 m
most residents: 4,280–4,290 ft
Lowest
4,260 ft 1,300 m
on the east side
Highest
4,320 ft 1,315 m
at the foot of the Bull Mountain
Average
4,280 ft 1,305 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cardwell spans about 60 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
4,280 ft1,305 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Bull Mountain
4,320 ft1,315 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
4,260 ft1,300 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cardwell
4,280 ft1,305 m
Average of all land4,280 ft1,305 m
Nearest peak
London Peak, 3.1 mi southeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,330 ft1,929 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,280 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.6 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% 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 Cardwell, Montana, shaded from 4,260 ft on the east side to 4,320 ft at the foot of the Bull Mountain
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States
Population
62 2020 Census
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
29 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.8599° N, 111.9525° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Jefferson River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59721
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mammoth6,060 ft
  2. Pony5,500 ft
  3. Rader Creek5,360 ft
  4. Harrison4,910 ft
  5. Norris4,850 ft
  6. Silver Star4,550 ft
  7. Whitehall4,360 ft
  8. Wheatland4,320 ft
  9. Cardwell4,280 ft
  10. Willow Creek4,170 ft
  11. Three Forks4,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hollowtop Mountain10,610 ft
  • Table Mountain10,220 ft
  • Brownback Mountain9,260 ft
  • Doherty Mountain6,390 ft
  • London Peak6,330 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.
  • Cardwell 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.