Cooke City, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cooke City, Montana, shaded from 7,460 ft on the west side to 10,370 ft at the foot of the Beartooth Mountains
Elevation
10,370 ft 3,160 m9,640 ft 2,940 m9,280 ft 2,830 m8,550 ft 2,605 m7,820 ft 2,385 m7,460 ft 2,275 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

Cooke City sits at about 7,610 ft (2,320 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
7,610 ft 2,320 m
most residents: 7,560–8,410 ft
Lowest
7,460 ft 2,275 m
on the west side
Highest
10,370 ft 3,160 m
at the foot of the Beartooth Mountains
Average
8,330 ft 2,540 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Cooke City spans about 2,910 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
7,610 ft2,320 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Beartooth Mountains
10,370 ft3,160 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
7,460 ft2,275 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cooke City
7,560 ft2,305 m
Average of all land8,330 ft2,540 m
Nearest peak
Pilot Peak, 1.9 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
11,640 ft3,545 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 7,610 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
197.8 °F92.1 °C

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

Air pressure
75% of sea level

22.6 inHg (76.4 kPa): each breath holds 25% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
15.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+15% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cooke City, Montana, shaded from 7,460 ft on the west side to 10,370 ft at the foot of the Beartooth Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Park County, Montana, United States
Population
77 2020 Census
Land area
9.5 sq mi
Density
8.1 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.0166° N, 109.9341° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59020
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Silver Gate8,440 ft
  2. Cooke City7,610 ft
  3. Jardine7,510 ft
  4. Mammoth, WY6,030 ft
  5. Red Lodge5,580 ft
  6. Gardiner5,310 ft
  7. Luther5,140 ft
  8. Roscoe5,000 ft
  9. Nye4,830 ft
  10. Bearcreek4,570 ft
  11. Fishtail4,470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pilot Peak11,640 ft
  • Abiathar Peak10,935 ft
  • Cutoff Mountain10,690 ft
  • The Thunderer10,520 ft
  • Barronette Peak10,420 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.
  • Cooke City 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.