Oriska, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Elevation

1,290 ft 395 m1,280 ft 390 m1,280 ft 390 m1,270 ft 385 m1,260 ft 385 m1,260 ft 385 m

Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Oriska sits at about 1,270 ft (390 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation

1,270 ft 390 m

most residents: 1,270–1,280 ft

Lowest

1,260 ft 385 m

on the south side

Highest

1,280 ft 390 m

on the northwest side

Average

1,270 ft 385 m

all land inside city limits

Oriska is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

Figure	Elevation
Typical Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower	1,270 ft390 m
Highest point Inside city limits, on the northwest side	1,280 ft390 m
Lowest point Inside city limits, on the south side	1,260 ft385 m
Town center USGS map point for Oriska	1,270 ft385 m
Average of all land	1,270 ft385 m

Topographic Map

Location: City in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States
Population: 113 2024 est.
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Density: 423 per sq mi
Coordinates: 46.9305° N, 97.7890° W
Time zone: Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region: Central Lowland
Drains to: Maple River → Red River → Canada
ZIP codes 1: 58063

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

Noltimier Township1,420 ft
Alta Township1,400 ft
Cuba Township1,390 ft
Oriska1,270 ft
Valley Township1,260 ft
Oriska Township1,210 ft
Weimer Township1,210 ft
Springvale Township1,200 ft
Tower City1,170 ft
Tower Township1,160 ft
Hill Township1,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Towns in North Dakota1,371st highest of 1,711
Towns in Barnes County45th highest of 55

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

Pilot Knob1,480 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).
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); BTS time zones. All public domain.