Manhattan, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Manhattan, Montana, shaded from 4,190 ft on the north side to 4,280 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
4,280 ft 1,305 m4,260 ft 1,300 m4,250 ft 1,295 m4,220 ft 1,285 m4,200 ft 1,280 m4,190 ft 1,275 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Manhattan sits at about 4,250 ft (1,295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,250 ft 1,295 m
most residents: 4,230–4,250 ft
Lowest
4,190 ft 1,275 m
on the north side
Highest
4,280 ft 1,305 m
on the southeast side
Average
4,240 ft 1,290 m
all land inside town limits

Manhattan spans about 90 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
4,250 ft1,295 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast side
4,280 ft1,305 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
4,190 ft1,275 m
Town center
USGS map point for Manhattan
4,250 ft1,295 m
Airport (BZN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 9.4 mi southeast of the town limits
4,473 ft1,363 m
Average of all land4,240 ft1,290 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,250 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.1 °F95.6 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.7 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Manhattan, Montana, shaded from 4,190 ft on the north side to 4,280 ft on the southeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States
Population
2,068 2024 est.
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
1,178 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.8566° N, 111.3325° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Bozeman Yellowstone International (BZN) 4,473 ft
ZIP codes 1
59741
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Springhill4,760 ft
  2. Four Corners4,720 ft
  3. Churchill4,570 ft
  4. Amsterdam4,490 ft
  5. Gallatin River Ranch4,440 ft
  6. Belgrade4,430 ft
  7. Manhattan4,250 ft
  8. Ponderosa Pines4,230 ft
  9. Willow Creek4,170 ft
  10. Logan4,110 ft
  11. Three Forks4,070 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pomp Peak9,570 ft
  • Saddle Peak9,140 ft
  • Blacktail Mountain, Gallatin County8,381 ft
  • Sixmile Mountain7,639 ft
  • Hatfield Mountain7,630 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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).
  • 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.
  • 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.