Wallowa, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wallowa, Oregon, shaded from 2,900 ft on the north side to 3,270 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
3,270 ft 1,000 m3,180 ft 970 m3,130 ft 955 m3,040 ft 925 m2,950 ft 900 m2,900 ft 885 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

Wallowa sits at about 2,940 ft (895 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,940 ft 895 m
most residents: 2,920–2,980 ft
Lowest
2,900 ft 885 m
on the north side
Highest
3,270 ft 1,000 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,950 ft 900 m
all land inside city limits

Wallowa spans about 370 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
2,940 ft895 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
3,270 ft1,000 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,900 ft885 m
Town center
USGS map point for Wallowa
2,930 ft895 m
Average of all land2,950 ft900 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Wallowa, Oregon, shaded from 2,900 ft on the north side to 3,270 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States
Population
815 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
1,323 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.5701° N, 117.5282° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Wallowa River → Grande Ronde River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
97885
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wallowa Lake4,490 ft
  2. Joseph4,210 ft
  3. Enterprise3,760 ft
  4. Lostine3,360 ft
  5. Wallowa2,940 ft
  6. Cove2,940 ft
  7. Union2,790 ft
  8. Island City2,740 ft
  9. Imbler2,730 ft
  10. Summerville2,710 ft
  11. Elgin2,700 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sacajawea Peak9,810 ft
  • Twin Peaks9,610 ft
  • Glacier Mountain9,160 ft
  • Mount Emily, Union County6,114 ft
  • Mount Harris5,361 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.