Gardiner, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gardiner, Montana, shaded from 5,110 ft on the northwest side to 6,730 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,730 ft 2,050 m6,320 ft 1,925 m6,120 ft 1,865 m5,720 ft 1,740 m5,310 ft 1,620 m5,110 ft 1,555 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Gardiner sits at about 5,310 ft (1,620 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,310 ft 1,620 m
most residents: 5,200–5,960 ft
Lowest
5,110 ft 1,555 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,730 ft 2,050 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
5,570 ft 1,700 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Gardiner spans about 1,620 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
5,310 ft1,620 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
6,730 ft2,050 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
5,110 ft1,555 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gardiner
5,250 ft1,600 m
Airport (29S)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,286 ft1,611 m
Average of all land5,570 ft1,700 m
Nearest peak
Sepulcher Mountain, 3.8 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
9,640 ft2,940 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,310 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.1 °F94.5 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.6 inHg (83.3 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gardiner, Montana, shaded from 5,110 ft on the northwest side to 6,730 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Park County, Montana, United States
Population
833 2020 Census
Land area
5.8 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
144 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.0319° N, 110.7058° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Gardiner (29S) 5,286 ft
ZIP codes 1
59030
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Silver Gate8,440 ft
  2. Jardine7,510 ft
  3. West Yellowstone6,660 ft
  4. Hebgen Lake Estates6,570 ft
  5. Mammoth, WY6,030 ft
  6. Gardiner5,310 ft
  7. Corwin Springs5,170 ft
  8. South Glastonbury5,100 ft
  9. Emigrant5,070 ft
  10. Pray4,970 ft
  11. Pine Creek4,800 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Electric Peak10,910 ft
  • Sepulcher Mountain9,640 ft
  • Dome Mountain, Park County8,599 ft
  • Bunsen Peak8,560 ft
  • Mount Everts7,830 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).
  • 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.
  • Gardiner 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.