Red Lodge, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Red Lodge, Montana, shaded from 5,380 ft on the north side to 5,930 ft on the south side
Elevation
5,930 ft 1,810 m5,790 ft 1,765 m5,730 ft 1,745 m5,590 ft 1,705 m5,450 ft 1,660 m5,380 ft 1,640 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Red Lodge sits at about 5,580 ft (1,700 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,580 ft 1,700 m
most residents: 5,520–5,640 ft
Lowest
5,380 ft 1,640 m
on the north side
Highest
5,930 ft 1,810 m
on the south side
Average
5,610 ft 1,710 m
all land inside city limits

Red Lodge spans about 550 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
5,580 ft1,700 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
5,930 ft1,810 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
5,380 ft1,640 m
Town center
USGS map point for Red Lodge
5,570 ft1,695 m
Airport (RED)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,762 ft1,756 m
Average of all land5,610 ft1,710 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,580 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.6 °F94.2 °C

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

Air pressure
81% of sea level

24.4 inHg (82.5 kPa): each breath holds 19% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Red Lodge, Montana, shaded from 5,380 ft on the north side to 5,930 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Carbon County, Montana, United States
Population
2,686 2024 est.
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
990 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.1858° N, 109.2468° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Red Lodge (RED) 5,762 ft
ZIP codes 1
59068
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Red Lodge5,580 ft
  2. Luther5,140 ft
  3. Roscoe5,000 ft
  4. Fox5,000 ft
  5. Roberts4,630 ft
  6. Bearcreek4,570 ft
  7. Fishtail4,470 ft
  8. Boyd4,060 ft
  9. Belfry3,870 ft
  10. Bridger3,670 ft
  11. Fromberg3,540 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Castle Mountain12,618 ft
  • Whitetail Peak12,510 ft
  • Silver Run Peak12,510 ft
  • Spirit Mountain12,290 ft
  • Mount Rearguard12,210 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).
  • 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.