Wisdom, MT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wisdom, Montana, shaded from 6,040 ft on the northeast side to 6,110 ft on the south side
Elevation
6,110 ft 1,860 m6,090 ft 1,855 m6,080 ft 1,855 m6,060 ft 1,850 m6,050 ft 1,845 m6,040 ft 1,840 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

Wisdom sits at about 6,050 ft (1,845 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,050 ft 1,845 m
most residents: 6,040–6,060 ft
Lowest
6,040 ft 1,840 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,110 ft 1,860 m
on the south side
Average
6,060 ft 1,845 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Wisdom spans about 70 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
6,050 ft1,845 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
6,110 ft1,860 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
6,040 ft1,840 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wisdom
6,050 ft1,845 m
Average of all land6,060 ft1,845 m
Nearest peak
Deer Peak, 9.0 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
9,160 ft2,790 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,050 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.7 °F93.7 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

23.9 inHg (81.0 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.8% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wisdom, Montana, shaded from 6,040 ft on the northeast side to 6,110 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Population
104 2020 Census
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
103 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.6180° N, 113.4509° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Northern Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Big Hole River → Jefferson River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
59761
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maverick Mountain6,650 ft
  2. Jackson6,480 ft
  3. Argenta6,120 ft
  4. Wisdom6,050 ft
  5. Wise River5,670 ft
  6. Dewey5,510 ft
  7. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County5,300 ft
  8. Glen4,990 ft
  9. Sula4,480 ft
  10. Conner4,060 ft
  11. Salmon, ID3,990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sheep Mountain, Beaverhead County9,863 ft
  • Maurice Mountain9,770 ft
  • Stine Mountain9,490 ft
  • Odell Mountain9,410 ft
  • Deer Peak9,160 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.
  • Wisdom 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.