Forsyth, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsyth, Montana, shaded from 2,510 ft on the northwest side to 2,700 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,700 ft 825 m2,660 ft 810 m2,630 ft 800 m2,580 ft 785 m2,540 ft 775 m2,510 ft 765 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Forsyth sits at about 2,520 ft (770 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,520 ft 770 m
most residents: 2,510–2,550 ft
Lowest
2,510 ft 765 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,700 ft 825 m
on the east side
Average
2,530 ft 770 m
all land inside city limits

Forsyth spans about 190 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
2,520 ft770 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
2,700 ft825 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,510 ft765 m
Town center
USGS map point for Forsyth
2,520 ft770 m
Airport (1S3)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.9 mi east of the city limits
2,729 ft832 m
Average of all land2,530 ft770 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsyth, Montana, shaded from 2,510 ft on the northwest side to 2,700 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Rosebud County, Montana, United States
Population
1,643 2024 est.
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
1,427 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.2664° N, 106.6778° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Tillitt Field (1S3) 2,729 ft
ZIP codes 1
59327
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lame Deer3,460 ft
  2. Busby3,440 ft
  3. Muddy3,410 ft
  4. Colstrip3,250 ft
  5. Ashland2,930 ft
  6. Hardin2,910 ft
  7. Custer2,740 ft
  8. Hysham2,660 ft
  9. Forsyth2,520 ft
  10. Rosebud2,480 ft
  11. Miles City2,360 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Rosebud Buttes3,340 ft
  • Castle Butte, Rosebud County3,080 ft
  • Black Buttes, Rosebud County3,030 ft
  • Ice Cream Butte2,920 ft
  • Schoolmarm Buttes2,800 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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).
  • 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. All public domain.