Pray, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pray, Montana, shaded from 4,730 ft on the northeast side to 5,340 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
5,340 ft 1,630 m5,190 ft 1,580 m5,110 ft 1,560 m4,960 ft 1,510 m4,810 ft 1,465 m4,730 ft 1,440 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Pray sits at about 4,970 ft (1,515 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,970 ft 1,515 m
most residents: 4,800–5,020 ft
Lowest
4,730 ft 1,440 m
on the northeast side
Highest
5,340 ft 1,630 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,940 ft 1,505 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Pray spans about 610 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
4,970 ft1,515 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
5,340 ft1,630 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
4,730 ft1,440 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pray
5,010 ft1,525 m
Average of all land4,940 ft1,505 m
Nearest peak
Emigrant Peak, 5.3 mi south of the CDP boundary
10,900 ft3,320 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,970 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.8 °F94.9 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.9 inHg (84.4 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pray, Montana, shaded from 4,730 ft on the northeast side to 5,340 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Park County, Montana, United States
Population
790 2020 Census
Land area
28.6 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
28 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.3802° N, 110.6816° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
59047 59065
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jardine7,510 ft
  2. Gardiner5,310 ft
  3. Corwin Springs5,170 ft
  4. South Glastonbury5,100 ft
  5. Emigrant5,070 ft
  6. Pray4,970 ft
  7. Gallatin Gateway4,950 ft
  8. Wineglass4,830 ft
  9. Bozeman4,820 ft
  10. Pine Creek4,800 ft
  11. Livingston4,510 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Cowen11,140 ft
  • Black Mountain, Park County10,946 ft
  • Emigrant Peak10,900 ft
  • Dome Mountain, Park County8,599 ft
  • Canyon Mountain8,046 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).
  • 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.
  • Pray 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.