Dayton, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dayton, Montana, shaded from 2,890 ft on the south side to 2,990 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,990 ft 910 m2,960 ft 905 m2,950 ft 900 m2,930 ft 895 m2,900 ft 885 m2,890 ft 880 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

Dayton sits at about 2,920 ft (890 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,920 ft 890 m
most residents: 2,900–2,950 ft
Lowest
2,890 ft 880 m
on the south side
Highest
2,990 ft 910 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,930 ft 890 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Dayton spans about 100 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
2,920 ft890 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
2,990 ft910 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,890 ft880 m
Town center
USGS map point for Dayton
2,920 ft890 m
Average of all land2,930 ft890 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dayton, Montana, shaded from 2,890 ft on the south side to 2,990 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lake County, Montana, United States
Population
104 2020 Census
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
189 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.8658° N, 114.2790° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Flathead River → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
59914
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lake Mary Ronan3,740 ft
  2. Bear Dance3,140 ft
  3. Lakeside3,090 ft
  4. Rollins3,050 ft
  5. Kings Point3,010 ft
  6. Lindisfarne3,000 ft
  7. Big Arm3,000 ft
  8. Rocky Point2,940 ft
  9. Jette2,940 ft
  10. Dayton2,920 ft
  11. Elmo2,910 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Orvis Evans7,460 ft
  • Tom Tom Mountain7,350 ft
  • Blacktail Mountain, Flathead County6,773 ft
  • Haskill Mountain6,260 ft
  • Schmitz Mountain4,962 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.
  • Dayton 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.