Gallatin County, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gallatin County, Montana, shaded from 3,960 ft on the north side to 10,670 ft on Wilson Peak
Elevation
10,670 ft 3,250 m8,990 ft 2,740 m8,150 ft 2,485 m6,470 ft 1,975 m4,790 ft 1,460 m3,960 ft 1,205 m
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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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County area
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Elevation Data

Gallatin County averages about 6,300 ft (1,920 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 3,960 ft on the north side to 10,670 ft on Wilson Peak.

Average elevation
6,300 ft 1,920 m
all land inside the county
Highest
10,670 ft 3,250 m
on Wilson Peak
Lowest
3,960 ft 1,205 m
on the north side

Gallatin County spans about 6,710 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land6,300 ft1,920 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Wilson Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
10,670 ft3,250 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the north side
3,960 ft1,205 m

Elevation profile, south to north

68 mi south to north through Bozeman.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gallatin County, Montana, shaded from 3,960 ft on the north side to 10,670 ft on Wilson Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Montana, United States
Population
126,984 2024 est.
Land area
2,605.4 sq mi + 28.4 sq mi water
Density
49 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains 98%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Teton County, WY8,090 ft
  2. Park County, WY7,520 ft
  3. Park County6,970 ft
  4. Madison County6,660 ft
  5. Gallatin County6,300 ft
  6. Fremont County, ID6,160 ft
  7. Jefferson County5,890 ft
  8. Meagher County5,870 ft
  9. Broadwater County5,080 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Sage Peak10,630 ft
  • Mount Bole10,320 ft
  • Pomp Peak9,570 ft
  • Cinnamon Mountain9,230 ft
  • Saddle Peak9,140 ft
All 19 towns in Gallatin County by typical elevation
  1. West Yellowstone6,660 ft
  2. Hebgen Lake Estates6,570 ft
  3. Big Sky6,450 ft
  4. Bridger, Gallatin County6,090 ft
  5. Sedan5,530 ft
  6. Gallatin Gateway4,950 ft
  7. King Arthur Park4,850 ft
  8. Bozeman4,820 ft
  9. Springhill4,760 ft
  10. Four Corners4,720 ft
  11. Churchill4,570 ft
  12. Amsterdam4,490 ft
  13. Gallatin River Ranch4,440 ft
  14. Belgrade4,430 ft
  15. Manhattan4,250 ft
  16. Ponderosa Pines4,230 ft
  17. Willow Creek4,170 ft
  18. Logan4,110 ft
  19. Three Forks4,070 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.