Merrill, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Merrill, Oregon, shaded from 4,060 ft on the south side to 4,080 ft at the foot of the Klamath Hills
Elevation
4,090 ft 1,245 m4,080 ft 1,245 m4,080 ft 1,240 m4,070 ft 1,240 m4,060 ft 1,235 m4,060 ft 1,235 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.
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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

Merrill sits at about 4,070 ft (1,240 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,070 ft 1,240 m
nearly all residents at this height
Lowest
4,060 ft 1,235 m
on the south side
Highest
4,080 ft 1,240 m
at the foot of the Klamath Hills
Average
4,070 ft 1,240 m
all land inside city limits

Merrill is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
4,070 ft1,240 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Klamath Hills
4,080 ft1,240 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
4,060 ft1,235 m
Town center
USGS map point for Merrill
4,070 ft1,240 m
Average of all land4,070 ft1,240 m
Nearest peak
Stukel Mountain, 5.0 mi north of the city limits (NGS survey)
6,529 ft1,990 m

Altitude Effects

What 4,070 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.4 °F95.8 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.8 inHg (87.3 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 Merrill, Oregon, shaded from 4,060 ft on the south side to 4,080 ft at the foot of the Klamath Hills
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Klamath County, Oregon, United States
Population
868 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
1,812 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.0252° N, 121.6006° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Tule Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
97633
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Running Y Ranch4,320 ft
  2. Dorris, CA4,240 ft
  3. Klamath Falls4,180 ft
  4. Altamont4,140 ft
  5. Falcon Heights4,140 ft
  6. Keno4,130 ft
  7. Bonanza4,120 ft
  8. Merrill4,070 ft
  9. Malin4,060 ft
  10. Newell, CA4,050 ft
  11. Tulelake, CA4,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Stukel Mountain6,529 ft
  • Mount Dome6,523 ft
  • J F Mountain6,210 ft
  • Hogback Mountain6,205 ft
  • Moyina Hill5,970 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.