Ross, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ross, North Dakota, shaded from 2,280 ft on the northeast side to 2,320 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,320 ft 705 m2,310 ft 705 m2,300 ft 700 m2,290 ft 700 m2,280 ft 695 m2,280 ft 695 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

Ross sits at about 2,290 ft (700 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,290 ft 700 m
most residents: 2,290–2,300 ft
Lowest
2,280 ft 695 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,320 ft 705 m
on the south side
Average
2,290 ft 700 m
all land inside city limits

Ross spans about 40 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
2,290 ft700 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
2,320 ft705 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
2,280 ft695 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ross
2,300 ft700 m
Airport (08D)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.0 mi east of the city limits
2,250 ft686 m
Average of all land2,290 ft700 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ross, North Dakota, shaded from 2,280 ft on the northeast side to 2,320 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States
Population
88 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
306 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.3111° N, 102.5466° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Stanley Municipal (08D) 2,250 ft
ZIP codes 1
58776
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Manitou Township2,380 ft
  2. Debing Township2,370 ft
  3. Cottonwood Township2,350 ft
  4. Alger Township2,340 ft
  5. Ross Township2,310 ft
  6. Ross2,290 ft
  7. Sorkness Township2,270 ft
  8. James Hill Township2,260 ft
  9. Purcell Township2,260 ft
  10. Stanley2,240 ft
  11. Idaho Township2,240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Big Butte, Mountrail County2,460 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.