Brian Head, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brian Head, Utah, shaded from 8,640 ft on the north side to 10,800 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
10,800 ft 3,295 m10,260 ft 3,130 m9,990 ft 3,045 m9,450 ft 2,880 m8,910 ft 2,715 m8,640 ft 2,635 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.
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Brian Head sits at about 9,880 ft (3,010 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
9,880 ft 3,010 m
most residents: 9,490–9,990 ft
Lowest
8,640 ft 2,635 m
on the north side
Highest
10,800 ft 3,295 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
9,810 ft 2,990 m
all land inside town limits

Brian Head spans about 2,160 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
9,880 ft3,010 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
10,800 ft3,295 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
8,640 ft2,635 m
Town center
USGS map point for Brian Head
9,800 ft2,985 m
Airport (CDC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi west of the town limits
5,622 ft1,714 m
Average of all land9,810 ft2,990 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 9,880 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
193.6 °F89.8 °C

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

Air pressure
69% of sea level

20.7 inHg (70.0 kPa): each breath holds 31% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
14.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+20% more UV

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

CDC: about 1 in 4 visitors who sleep above 8,000 ft get altitude sickness. CDC Yellow Book

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brian Head, Utah, shaded from 8,640 ft on the north side to 10,800 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Town in Iron County, Utah, United States
Population
164 2024 est.
Land area
6.5 sq mi
Density
25 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6928° N, 112.8508° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Cedar City Regional (CDC) 5,622 ft
ZIP codes 1
84719
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Brian Head9,880 ft
  2. Cedar Highlands7,950 ft
  3. Alton7,080 ft
  4. Hatch6,910 ft
  5. Panguitch6,620 ft
  6. Summit5,970 ft
  7. Parowan5,970 ft
  8. Paragonah5,880 ft
  9. Cedar City5,790 ft
  10. Kanarraville5,560 ft
  11. Enoch5,530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Brian Head11,312 ft
  • Black Mountain, Iron County10,380 ft
  • Cedar Mountain, Iron County10,135 ft
  • Sandy Peak9,550 ft
  • Burnt Mountain7,670 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.