Williston, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Williston, North Dakota, shaded from 1,840 ft near the middle to 2,360 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,360 ft 720 m2,230 ft 680 m2,170 ft 660 m2,040 ft 620 m1,900 ft 580 m1,840 ft 560 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.
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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

Williston sits at about 1,900 ft (580 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,900 ft 580 m
most residents: 1,870–2,030 ft
Lowest
1,840 ft 560 m
near the middle
Highest
2,360 ft 720 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,980 ft 605 m
all land inside city limits

Williston spans about 520 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
1,900 ft580 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,360 ft720 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
1,840 ft560 m
Town center
USGS map point for Williston
1,880 ft570 m
Airport (XWA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,356 ft718 m
Average of all land1,980 ft605 m

Elevation profile, south to north

7.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Williston, North Dakota, shaded from 1,840 ft near the middle to 2,360 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Williams County, North Dakota, United States
Population
28,821 2024 est.
Land area
25.7 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,121 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.1470° N, 103.6180° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Williston Basin International (XWA) 2,356 ft
ZIP codes 1
58801
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Twelve Mile Township2,320 ft
  2. Mont Township2,270 ft
  3. Tri Township2,170 ft
  4. Judson Township2,130 ft
  5. Missouri Ridge Township2,120 ft
  6. Springbrook2,070 ft
  7. Stony Creek Township2,010 ft
  8. Williston Township1,970 ft
  9. Trenton Township1,970 ft
  10. Williston1,900 ft
  11. Pherrin Township1,890 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bull Butte, Williams County2,599 ft
  • Crow Fly High Hill2,130 ft
  • Plum Pudding Butte (historical)2,120 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.