Bend, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bend, Oregon, shaded from 3,360 ft on the north side to 4,240 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
4,240 ft 1,290 m4,020 ft 1,225 m3,910 ft 1,190 m3,690 ft 1,125 m3,470 ft 1,055 m3,360 ft 1,025 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.
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

Bend sits at about 3,690 ft (1,125 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,690 ft 1,125 m
most residents: 3,510–3,830 ft
Lowest
3,360 ft 1,025 m
on the north side
Highest
4,240 ft 1,290 m
on the northwest side
Average
3,690 ft 1,125 m
all land inside city limits

Bend spans about 880 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
3,690 ft1,125 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
4,240 ft1,290 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
3,360 ft1,025 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bend
3,630 ft1,105 m
Airport (BDN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.1 mi northeast of the city limits
3,459 ft1,054 m
Average of all land3,690 ft1,125 m

Elevation profile, south to north

7.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,690 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.2 °F96.2 °C

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

Air pressure
87% of sea level

26.1 inHg (88.5 kPa): each breath holds 13% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.3% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bend, Oregon, shaded from 3,360 ft on the north side to 4,240 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Population
106,926 2024 est.
Land area
35.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
3,032 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.0582° N, 121.3153° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Deschutes River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Bend Municipal (BDN) 3,459 ft
ZIP codes 3
97701 97702 97703
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sunriver4,190 ft
  2. Three Rivers4,180 ft
  3. Deschutes River Woods3,930 ft
  4. Seventh Mountain3,930 ft
  5. Tetherow3,820 ft
  6. Bend3,690 ft
  7. Tumalo3,190 ft
  8. Sisters3,190 ft
  9. Pronghorn3,190 ft
  10. Eagle Crest3,060 ft
  11. Redmond3,000 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Sister10,350 ft
  • Mount Bachelor9,070 ft
  • Broken Top9,040 ft
  • West Butte5,850 ft
  • Powell Buttes5,233 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.