Melstone, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Melstone, Montana, shaded from 2,880 ft on the east side to 3,060 ft on the north side
Elevation
3,060 ft 935 m3,010 ft 920 m2,990 ft 910 m2,950 ft 900 m2,900 ft 885 m2,880 ft 875 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
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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

Melstone sits at about 2,930 ft (890 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,930 ft 890 m
most residents: 2,900–2,940 ft
Lowest
2,880 ft 875 m
on the east side
Highest
3,060 ft 935 m
on the north side
Average
2,920 ft 890 m
all land inside town limits

Melstone spans about 180 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
2,930 ft890 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
3,060 ft935 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
2,880 ft875 m
Town center
USGS map point for Melstone
2,930 ft895 m
Average of all land2,920 ft890 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Melstone, Montana, shaded from 2,880 ft on the east side to 3,060 ft on the north side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Musselshell County, Montana, United States
Population
147 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
239 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.5986° N, 107.8720° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Musselshell River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59054
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Flat Willow Colony3,510 ft
  2. Klein3,510 ft
  3. Roundup3,240 ft
  4. Camp Three3,230 ft
  5. Kilby Butte Colony3,120 ft
  6. Musselshell3,000 ft
  7. Winnett2,960 ft
  8. Melstone2,930 ft
  9. Pompeys Pillar2,870 ft
  10. Custer2,740 ft
  11. Hysham2,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Eagle Rock, Rosebud County3,721 ft
  • Twin Tops3,630 ft
  • Rattlesnake Buttes3,260 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).
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.