Whitefish, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Whitefish, Montana, shaded from 2,990 ft on the south side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Smoky Range
Elevation
4,370 ft 1,330 m4,020 ft 1,225 m3,850 ft 1,175 m3,510 ft 1,070 m3,170 ft 965 m2,990 ft 910 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Whitefish sits at about 3,040 ft (925 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,040 ft 925 m
most residents: 3,030–3,110 ft
Lowest
2,990 ft 910 m
on the south side
Highest
4,370 ft 1,330 m
at the foot of the Smoky Range
Average
3,230 ft 985 m
all land inside city limits

Whitefish spans about 1,380 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
3,040 ft925 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Smoky Range
4,370 ft1,330 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
2,990 ft910 m
Town center
USGS map point for Whitefish
3,030 ft925 m
Airport (GPI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.1 mi southeast of the city limits
2,977 ft907 m
Average of all land3,230 ft985 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,040 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.4 °F96.9 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.8 inHg (90.7 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Whitefish, Montana, shaded from 2,990 ft on the south side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Smoky Range
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Flathead County, Montana, United States
Population
9,256 2024 est.
Land area
7.4 sq mi + 5.3 sq mi water
Density
1,252 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.4111° N, 114.3376° 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
Glacier Park International (GPI) 2,977 ft
ZIP codes 1
59937
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Rhodes3,280 ft
  2. Martin City3,230 ft
  3. Coram3,200 ft
  4. Olney3,200 ft
  5. Batavia3,130 ft
  6. Hungry Horse3,100 ft
  7. Columbia Falls3,070 ft
  8. Whitefish3,040 ft
  9. Kalispell2,960 ft
  10. Helena Flats2,940 ft
  11. Evergreen2,920 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Moose Peak7,520 ft
  • Doris Mountain7,441 ft
  • Apgar Mountains6,610 ft
  • Demers Ridge6,210 ft
  • Lion Mountain4,370 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.