Sanders County, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanders County, Montana, shaded from 2,170 ft on the northwest side to 8,700 ft on Snowshoe Peak
Elevation
8,700 ft 2,650 m7,070 ft 2,155 m6,250 ft 1,905 m4,620 ft 1,410 m2,990 ft 910 m2,170 ft 665 m
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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
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County area
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Elevation Data

Sanders County averages about 4,110 ft (1,250 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 2,170 ft on the northwest side to 8,700 ft on Snowshoe Peak.

Average elevation
4,110 ft 1,250 m
all land inside the county
Highest
8,700 ft 2,650 m
on Snowshoe Peak
Lowest
2,170 ft 665 m
on the northwest side

Sanders County spans about 6,530 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land4,110 ft1,250 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Snowshoe Peak (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
8,700 ft2,650 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
2,170 ft665 m

Elevation profile, west to east

64 mi west to east through Thompson Falls.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanders County, Montana, shaded from 2,170 ft on the northwest side to 8,700 ft on Snowshoe Peak
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Montana, United States
Population
13,895 2024 est.
Land area
2,760.4 sq mi + 29.5 sq mi water
Density
5.0 per sq mi
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Flathead County4,980 ft
  2. Missoula County4,960 ft
  3. Mineral County4,690 ft
  4. Lincoln County4,270 ft
  5. Shoshone County, ID4,260 ft
  6. Sanders County4,110 ft
  7. Lake County4,090 ft
  8. Bonner County, ID3,290 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Snowshoe Peak8,700 ft
  • Three Lakes Peak7,796 ft
  • Saint Paul Peak7,700 ft
  • Flat Top Mountain7,590 ft
  • Baldy Mountain7,470 ft
All 14 towns in Sanders County by typical elevation
  1. Niarada partly3,140 ft
  2. Camas2,880 ft
  3. Hot Springs2,860 ft
  4. Lonepine2,840 ft
  5. Sčilíp2,610 ft
  6. Old Agency2,540 ft
  7. Thompson Falls2,510 ft
  8. Paradise2,490 ft
  9. Plains2,470 ft
  10. Weeksville2,460 ft
  11. Belknap2,400 ft
  12. Trout Creek2,370 ft
  13. Noxon2,330 ft
  14. Heron2,250 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.