Heron, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Heron, Montana, shaded from 2,180 ft on the northwest side to 2,470 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,470 ft 755 m2,400 ft 730 m2,360 ft 720 m2,290 ft 695 m2,210 ft 675 m2,180 ft 665 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

Heron sits at about 2,250 ft (685 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,250 ft 685 m
most residents: 2,200–2,410 ft
Lowest
2,180 ft 665 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,470 ft 755 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,310 ft 705 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Heron spans about 290 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
2,250 ft685 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
2,470 ft755 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
2,180 ft665 m
Town center
USGS map point for Heron
2,260 ft690 m
Average of all land2,310 ft705 m
Nearest peak
Billiard Table, 3.6 mi north of the CDP boundary
6,600 ft2,010 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Heron, Montana, shaded from 2,180 ft on the northwest side to 2,470 ft on the west 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 Sanders County, Montana, United States
Population
173 2020 Census
Land area
5.1 sq mi
Density
34 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.0588° N, 115.9571° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
59844
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hope, ID2,770 ft
  2. Trout Creek2,370 ft
  3. Bull Lake2,350 ft
  4. Noxon2,330 ft
  5. Pioneer Junction2,300 ft
  6. Heron2,250 ft
  7. White Haven2,230 ft
  8. East Hope, ID2,180 ft
  9. Libby2,100 ft
  10. Clark Fork, ID2,090 ft
  11. Troy1,900 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Scotchman Number Two6,960 ft
  • Billiard Table6,600 ft
  • Government Mountain6,310 ft
  • Berray Mountain6,170 ft
  • Antelope Mountain4,420 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).
  • 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.
  • Heron 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.