Carlton, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carlton, Montana, shaded from 3,170 ft on the northeast side to 3,850 ft at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountains
Elevation
3,850 ft 1,175 m3,680 ft 1,120 m3,600 ft 1,095 m3,430 ft 1,045 m3,260 ft 990 m3,170 ft 965 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

Carlton sits at about 3,260 ft (995 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,260 ft 995 m
most residents: 3,180–3,370 ft
Lowest
3,170 ft 965 m
on the northeast side
Highest
3,850 ft 1,175 m
at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountains
Average
3,250 ft 990 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Carlton spans about 680 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
3,260 ft995 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountains
3,850 ft1,175 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
3,170 ft965 m
Town center
USGS map point for Carlton
3,220 ft985 m
Average of all land3,250 ft990 m
Nearest peak
Lolo Peak, 6.5 mi west of the CDP boundary
9,140 ft2,785 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,260 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.9 °F96.6 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.6 inHg (89.9 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Carlton, Montana, shaded from 3,170 ft on the northeast side to 3,850 ft at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Missoula County, Montana, United States
Population
721 2020 Census
Land area
6.2 sq mi
Density
117 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.6758° N, 114.0787° 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
59833
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Turah3,500 ft
  2. Victor3,420 ft
  3. Stevensville3,330 ft
  4. Piltzville3,300 ft
  5. Bonner-West Riverside3,290 ft
  6. Florence3,280 ft
  7. East Missoula3,270 ft
  8. Carlton3,260 ft
  9. Missoula3,200 ft
  10. Lolo3,190 ft
  11. Orchard Homes3,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Saint Joseph Peak9,592 ft
  • Lolo Peak9,140 ft
  • Bass Peak8,830 ft
  • Miller Peak7,034 ft
  • University Mountain5,810 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.
  • Carlton 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.