Helena Valley Northeast, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Helena Valley Northeast, Montana, shaded from 3,600 ft on the north side to 4,950 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
4,950 ft 1,510 m4,610 ft 1,405 m4,440 ft 1,355 m4,110 ft 1,250 m3,770 ft 1,150 m3,600 ft 1,100 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Helena Valley Northeast sits at about 3,740 ft (1,140 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,740 ft 1,140 m
most residents: 3,680–4,050 ft
Lowest
3,600 ft 1,100 m
on the north side
Highest
4,950 ft 1,510 m
on the northwest side
Average
3,840 ft 1,170 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Helena Valley Northeast spans about 1,350 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
3,740 ft1,140 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
4,950 ft1,510 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
3,600 ft1,100 m
Airport (HLN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.9 mi southwest of the CDP boundary
3,877 ft1,182 m
Average of all land3,840 ft1,170 m
Nearest peak
Baldy Mountain, Lewis and Clark County, 6.2 mi northwest of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
6,132 ft1,869 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.8 mi south to north through the middle of Helena Valley Northeast.

Altitude Effects

What 3,740 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.1 °F96.1 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

26.1 inHg (88.4 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Helena Valley Northeast, Montana, shaded from 3,600 ft on the north side to 4,950 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Population
3,813 2020 Census
Land area
53.2 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
Density
72 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.6716° N, 111.9388° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Helena Regional (HLN) 3,877 ft
ZIP codes 1
59602
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Unionville5,010 ft
  2. South Hills4,500 ft
  3. Montana City4,400 ft
  4. Helena4,050 ft
  5. Helena West Side4,010 ft
  6. York3,970 ft
  7. East Helena3,880 ft
  8. Helena Valley Northwest3,870 ft
  9. Helena Valley Southeast3,800 ft
  10. Helena Valley West Central3,770 ft
  11. Helena Valley Northeast3,740 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Moors Mountain7,981 ft
  • Hogback Mountain, Lewis and Clark County7,810 ft
  • Hedges Mountain7,110 ft
  • Beartooth Mountain6,795 ft
  • Baldy Mountain, Lewis and Clark County6,132 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.
  • Helena Valley Northeast 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.