Pinesdale, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pinesdale, Montana, shaded from 3,770 ft on the east side to 4,700 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,700 ft 1,430 m4,460 ft 1,360 m4,350 ft 1,325 m4,120 ft 1,255 m3,890 ft 1,185 m3,770 ft 1,150 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.
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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

Pinesdale sits at about 3,990 ft (1,215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,990 ft 1,215 m
most residents: 3,920–4,140 ft
Lowest
3,770 ft 1,150 m
on the east side
Highest
4,700 ft 1,430 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,070 ft 1,240 m
all land inside town limits

Pinesdale spans about 930 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
3,990 ft1,215 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
4,700 ft1,430 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
3,770 ft1,150 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pinesdale
3,970 ft1,210 m
Airport (HRF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.1 mi southeast of the town limits
3,636 ft1,108 m
Average of all land4,070 ft1,240 m
Nearest peak
Printz Ridge, 4.5 mi southwest of the town limits
8,780 ft2,675 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,990 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.6 °F95.9 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.9 inHg (87.6 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pinesdale, Montana, shaded from 3,770 ft on the east side to 4,700 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States
Population
876 2024 est.
Land area
1.3 sq mi
Density
676 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.3294° N, 114.2168° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Bitterroot River → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Ravalli County (HRF) 3,636 ft
ZIP codes 1
59841
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Conner4,060 ft
  2. Pinesdale3,990 ft
  3. Darby3,890 ft
  4. Charlos Heights3,740 ft
  5. Hamilton3,570 ft
  6. Corvallis3,480 ft
  7. Victor3,420 ft
  8. Stevensville3,330 ft
  9. Florence3,280 ft
  10. Carlton3,260 ft
  11. Lolo3,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Saint Mary Peak9,340 ft
  • Ward Mountain9,121 ft
  • Canyon Peak8,990 ft
  • Gash Point8,891 ft
  • Printz Ridge8,780 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.