John Day, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of John Day, Oregon, shaded from 3,020 ft on the west side to 3,680 ft at the foot of the Aldrich Mountains
Elevation
3,680 ft 1,125 m3,520 ft 1,070 m3,430 ft 1,045 m3,270 ft 995 m3,100 ft 945 m3,020 ft 920 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

John Day sits at about 3,080 ft (940 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,080 ft 940 m
most residents: 3,050–3,300 ft
Lowest
3,020 ft 920 m
on the west side
Highest
3,680 ft 1,125 m
at the foot of the Aldrich Mountains
Average
3,230 ft 985 m
all land inside city limits

John Day spans about 660 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
3,080 ft940 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Aldrich Mountains
3,680 ft1,125 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
3,020 ft920 m
Town center
USGS map point for John Day
3,090 ft940 m
Airport (GCD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.0 mi southwest of the city limits
3,703 ft1,129 m
Average of all land3,230 ft985 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,080 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.3 °F96.8 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.7 inHg (90.5 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+6% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of John Day, Oregon, shaded from 3,020 ft on the west side to 3,680 ft at the foot of the Aldrich Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Grant County, Oregon, United States
Population
1,641 2024 est.
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
726 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.4160° N, 118.9530° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
John Day River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Grant County Regional/Ogilvie Field (GCD) 3,703 ft
ZIP codes 1
97845
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Seneca4,680 ft
  2. Granite4,660 ft
  3. Sumpter4,450 ft
  4. Unity3,980 ft
  5. Long Creek3,760 ft
  6. Prairie City3,560 ft
  7. Canyon City3,210 ft
  8. John Day3,080 ft
  9. Mount Vernon2,860 ft
  10. Dayville2,400 ft
  11. Monument2,010 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Strawberry Mountain9,040 ft
  • Fields Peak7,367 ft
  • Ingle Mountain6,760 ft
  • Black Butte, Grant County6,241 ft
  • Lake Butte6,240 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.