Sisters, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sisters, Oregon, shaded from 3,140 ft on the east side to 3,250 ft on the west side
Elevation
3,250 ft 990 m3,220 ft 980 m3,210 ft 975 m3,180 ft 970 m3,150 ft 960 m3,140 ft 955 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

Sisters sits at about 3,190 ft (970 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,190 ft 970 m
most residents: 3,170–3,210 ft
Lowest
3,140 ft 955 m
on the east side
Highest
3,250 ft 990 m
on the west side
Average
3,190 ft 970 m
all land inside city limits

Sisters spans about 110 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
3,190 ft970 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
3,250 ft990 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
3,140 ft955 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sisters
3,190 ft970 m
Airport (6K5)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
3,168 ft966 m
Average of all land3,190 ft970 m
Nearest peak
Black Butte, Jefferson County, 7.4 mi northwest of the city limits
6,440 ft1,965 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,190 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
206.1 °F96.7 °C

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

Air pressure
89% of sea level

26.6 inHg (90.2 kPa): each breath holds 11% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.6% 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 Sisters, Oregon, shaded from 3,140 ft on the east side to 3,250 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Population
2,957 2024 est.
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
1,530 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.2909° N, 121.5492° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Deschutes River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Sisters Eagle Air (6K5) 3,168 ft
ZIP codes 1
97759
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tetherow3,820 ft
  2. Bend3,690 ft
  3. Black Butte Ranch3,350 ft
  4. Tumalo3,190 ft
  5. Sisters3,190 ft
  6. Pronghorn3,190 ft
  7. Eagle Crest3,060 ft
  8. Camp Sherman3,010 ft
  9. Redmond3,000 ft
  10. Terrebonne2,860 ft
  11. Crooked River Ranch2,760 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Middle Sister10,030 ft
  • Broken Top9,040 ft
  • Mount Washington7,760 ft
  • Little Belknap6,850 ft
  • Black Butte, Jefferson County6,440 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. All public domain.