Pistol River, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pistol River, Oregon, shaded from 5 ft on the west side to 540 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
540 ft 165 m410 ft 125 m340 ft 105 m210 ft 65 m72 ft 22 m5 ft 2 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Pistol River sits at about 170 ft (50 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
170 ft 50 m
few residents
Lowest
5 ft 2 m
on the west side
Highest
540 ft 165 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
160 ft 50 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Pistol River spans about 535 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
170 ft50 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
540 ft165 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
5 ft2 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pistol River
23 ft7 m
Average of all land160 ft50 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pistol River, Oregon, shaded from 5 ft on the west side to 540 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Curry County, Oregon, United States
Population
89 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
151 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.2771° N, 124.3948° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
97444
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gasquet, CA380 ft
  2. Brookings180 ft
  3. Pistol River170 ft
  4. Harbor120 ft
  5. Wedderburn96 ft
  6. Nesika Beach94 ft
  7. Gold Beach76 ft
  8. Smith River, CA68 ft
  9. Fort Dick, CA56 ft
  10. Crescent City, CA54 ft
  11. Port Orford43 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Big Craggies4,600 ft
  • Silver Peak4,080 ft
  • Bosley Butte3,423 ft
  • Mount Emily, Curry County2,920 ft
  • Brushy Bald Mountain2,526 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Pistol River 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.