Polson, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polson, Montana, shaded from 2,890 ft on the west side to 3,430 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
3,430 ft 1,045 m3,290 ft 1,005 m3,230 ft 985 m3,090 ft 940 m2,960 ft 900 m2,890 ft 880 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Polson sits at about 2,970 ft (905 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,970 ft 905 m
most residents: 2,930–3,140 ft
Lowest
2,890 ft 880 m
on the west side
Highest
3,430 ft 1,045 m
on the southeast side
Average
3,040 ft 925 m
all land inside city limits

Polson spans about 540 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
2,970 ft905 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
3,430 ft1,045 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
2,890 ft880 m
Town center
USGS map point for Polson
2,930 ft890 m
Airport (8S1)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,941 ft896 m
Average of all land3,040 ft925 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polson, Montana, shaded from 2,890 ft on the west side to 3,430 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Lake County, Montana, United States
Population
5,631 2024 est.
Land area
4.9 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,141 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.6935° N, 114.1632° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Flathead River → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Polson (8S1) 2,941 ft
ZIP codes 1
59860
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Turtle Lake3,120 ft
  2. Pablo3,090 ft
  3. Ronan3,060 ft
  4. Kerr3,040 ft
  5. Kings Point3,010 ft
  6. Lindisfarne3,000 ft
  7. Big Arm3,000 ft
  8. Polson2,970 ft
  9. Finley Point2,960 ft
  10. Rocky Point2,940 ft
  11. Jette2,940 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • McDonald Peak9,770 ft
  • Swan Peak9,240 ft
  • Mount Calowahcan9,000 ft
  • Blacktail Mountain, Flathead County6,773 ft
  • Schmitz Mountain4,962 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.