Winston, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Winston, Montana, shaded from 4,020 ft on the north side to 5,780 ft at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains
Elevation
5,780 ft 1,760 m5,340 ft 1,625 m5,120 ft 1,560 m4,680 ft 1,425 m4,240 ft 1,290 m4,020 ft 1,225 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Winston sits at about 4,440 ft (1,355 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,440 ft 1,355 m
most residents: 4,300–4,540 ft
Lowest
4,020 ft 1,225 m
on the north side
Highest
5,780 ft 1,760 m
at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains
Average
4,500 ft 1,370 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Winston spans about 1,760 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
4,440 ft1,355 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains
5,780 ft1,760 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
4,020 ft1,225 m
Town center
USGS map point for Winston
4,360 ft1,330 m
Average of all land4,500 ft1,370 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,440 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.7 °F95.4 °C

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

Air pressure
85% of sea level

25.4 inHg (86.1 kPa): each breath holds 15% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Winston, Montana, shaded from 4,020 ft on the north side to 5,780 ft at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States
Population
169 2020 Census
Land area
5.2 sq mi
Density
32 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.4766° N, 111.6589° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59647
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jefferson City4,940 ft
  2. South Hills4,500 ft
  3. Clancy4,480 ft
  4. Winston4,440 ft
  5. Montana City4,400 ft
  6. Spokane Creek4,280 ft
  7. York3,970 ft
  8. East Helena3,880 ft
  9. The Silos3,870 ft
  10. Townsend3,820 ft
  11. Helena Valley Southeast3,800 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Edith9,490 ft
  • Crow Peak9,437 ft
  • Boulder Baldy8,947 ft
  • Avalanche Butte7,705 ft
  • Hedges Mountain7,110 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.
  • Winston 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.