Custer, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Custer, Montana, shaded from 2,730 ft on the northeast side to 2,760 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,760 ft 845 m2,760 ft 840 m2,750 ft 840 m2,740 ft 835 m2,730 ft 835 m2,730 ft 830 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
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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

Custer sits at about 2,740 ft (835 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,740 ft 835 m
most residents: 2,740–2,750 ft
Lowest
2,730 ft 830 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,760 ft 845 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,740 ft 835 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Custer spans about 30 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
2,740 ft835 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
2,760 ft845 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
2,730 ft830 m
Town center
USGS map point for Custer
2,740 ft835 m
Average of all land2,740 ft835 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Custer, Montana, shaded from 2,730 ft on the northeast side to 2,760 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States
Population
119 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
378 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.1292° N, 107.5551° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crow Agency3,060 ft
  2. Huntley3,010 ft
  3. Musselshell3,000 ft
  4. Ballantine2,990 ft
  5. Worden2,950 ft
  6. Melstone2,930 ft
  7. Hardin2,910 ft
  8. Nibbe2,890 ft
  9. Pompeys Pillar2,870 ft
  10. Custer2,740 ft
  11. Hysham2,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Ninemile Hill3,470 ft
  • Mexican Buttes3,450 ft
  • Bender Hill3,420 ft
  • Fivemile Hill, Yellowstone County3,370 ft
  • Mud Butte, Yellowstone County3,230 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).
  • 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.
  • Custer 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.