Fairfield, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield, Montana, shaded from 3,970 ft on the east side to 3,990 ft on the west side
Elevation
4,010 ft 1,220 m4,000 ft 1,220 m3,990 ft 1,215 m3,990 ft 1,215 m3,980 ft 1,210 m3,970 ft 1,210 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fairfield sits at about 3,980 ft (1,215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,980 ft 1,215 m
most residents: 3,980–3,990 ft
Lowest
3,970 ft 1,210 m
on the east side
Highest
3,990 ft 1,220 m
on the west side
Average
3,980 ft 1,215 m
all land inside town limits

Fairfield is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
3,980 ft1,215 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
3,990 ft1,220 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
3,970 ft1,210 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fairfield
3,980 ft1,215 m
Airport (5U5)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.0 mi north of the town limits
3,991 ft1,216 m
Average of all land3,980 ft1,215 m

Altitude Effects

What 3,980 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.6 °F95.9 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.9 inHg (87.6 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield, Montana, shaded from 3,970 ft on the east side to 3,990 ft on the west side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Teton County, Montana, United States
Population
794 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
2,521 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.6147° N, 111.9803° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Sun River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Fairfield (5U5) 3,991 ft
ZIP codes 1
59436
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilman4,010 ft
  2. Fairfield3,980 ft
  3. Choteau3,820 ft
  4. New Rockport Colony3,720 ft
  5. Cascade Colony3,710 ft
  6. Dutton3,700 ft
  7. Power3,690 ft
  8. Simms3,570 ft
  9. Fort Shaw3,510 ft
  10. Sun River3,410 ft
  11. Vaughn3,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Ear Mountain8,585 ft
  • Castle Reef8,334 ft
  • Haystack Butte6,800 ft
  • Mount Cecelia6,146 ft
  • Square Butte, Cascade County4,801 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, 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 town limits (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.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.