Crane, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Crane, Oregon, shaded from 4,110 ft on the west side to 4,700 ft on Crane Butte
Elevation
4,700 ft 1,435 m4,550 ft 1,390 m4,480 ft 1,365 m4,330 ft 1,320 m4,190 ft 1,275 m4,110 ft 1,255 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

Crane sits at about 4,140 ft (1,260 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,140 ft 1,260 m
most residents: 4,130–4,680 ft
Lowest
4,110 ft 1,255 m
on the west side
Highest
4,700 ft 1,430 m
on Crane Butte
Average
4,220 ft 1,285 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Crane spans about 590 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
4,140 ft1,260 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Crane Butte
4,700 ft1,430 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,110 ft1,255 m
Town center
USGS map point for Crane
4,130 ft1,260 m
Average of all land4,220 ft1,285 m
Nearest peak
Crowcamp Mountain, 6.6 mi northeast of the CDP boundary (NGS survey)
5,891 ft1,796 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,140 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.3 °F95.7 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (87.1 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Crane, Oregon, shaded from 4,110 ft on the west side to 4,700 ft on Crane Butte
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Harney County, Oregon, United States
Population
116 2020 Census
Land area
10.4 sq mi
Density
11 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.4152° N, 118.5783° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Malheur Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 2
97720 97732
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Seneca4,680 ft
  2. Hines4,180 ft
  3. Burns4,160 ft
  4. Crane4,140 ft
  5. Unity3,980 ft
  6. Prairie City3,560 ft
  7. Canyon City3,210 ft
  8. John Day3,080 ft
  9. Juntura2,950 ft
  10. Mount Vernon2,860 ft
  11. Harper2,520 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • King Mountain, Harney County6,683 ft
  • Duck Creek Butte6,140 ft
  • Star Mountain6,046 ft
  • Crowcamp Mountain5,891 ft
  • Black Butte, Malheur County5,516 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.
  • Crane 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.