Fossil, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fossil, Oregon, shaded from 2,620 ft on the northwest side to 2,900 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,900 ft 885 m2,830 ft 865 m2,800 ft 850 m2,720 ft 830 m2,650 ft 810 m2,620 ft 800 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

Fossil sits at about 2,680 ft (820 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,680 ft 820 m
most residents: 2,650–2,770 ft
Lowest
2,620 ft 800 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,900 ft 885 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,710 ft 825 m
all land inside city limits

Fossil spans about 280 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
2,680 ft820 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
2,900 ft885 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,620 ft800 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fossil
2,650 ft810 m
Average of all land2,710 ft825 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fossil, Oregon, shaded from 2,620 ft on the northwest side to 2,900 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
Population
452 2024 est.
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
577 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.9982° N, 120.2161° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Butte Creek → John Day River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
97830
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Shaniko3,330 ft
  2. Mitchell2,990 ft
  3. Lonerock2,950 ft
  4. Condon2,860 ft
  5. Fossil2,680 ft
  6. Antelope2,670 ft
  7. Grass Valley2,270 ft
  8. Heppner2,000 ft
  9. Spray1,780 ft
  10. Lexington1,450 ft
  11. Ione1,090 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Pisgah6,820 ft
  • Round Mountain, Crook County6,759 ft
  • View Point6,250 ft
  • Baldy5,900 ft
  • Snow Board Ridge5,160 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.