Charleston, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Charleston, Utah, shaded from 5,400 ft on the south side to 6,490 ft at the foot of the The West Hills
Elevation
6,490 ft 1,980 m6,220 ft 1,895 m6,080 ft 1,855 m5,810 ft 1,770 m5,540 ft 1,690 m5,400 ft 1,645 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Charleston sits at about 5,450 ft (1,660 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,450 ft 1,660 m
most residents: 5,430–5,510 ft
Lowest
5,400 ft 1,645 m
on the south side
Highest
6,490 ft 1,980 m
at the foot of the The West Hills
Average
5,580 ft 1,700 m
all land inside town limits

Charleston spans about 1,090 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
5,450 ft1,660 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the The West Hills
6,490 ft1,980 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
5,400 ft1,645 m
Town center
USGS map point for Charleston
5,440 ft1,660 m
Airport (HCR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.9 mi northeast of the town limits
5,637 ft1,718 m
Average of all land5,580 ft1,700 m
Nearest peak
Mill Canyon Peak, 5.5 mi west of the town limits (NGS survey)
10,353 ft3,156 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,450 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.9 °F94.4 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.5 inHg (82.9 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.1% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Charleston, Utah, shaded from 5,400 ft on the south side to 6,490 ft at the foot of the The West Hills
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States
Population
409 2024 est.
Land area
3.1 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
130 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.4663° N, 111.4699° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Provo River → Jordan River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Heber Valley (HCR) 5,637 ft
ZIP codes 2
84032 84082
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Alta9,910 ft
  2. Brighton8,350 ft
  3. Timber Lakes7,500 ft
  4. Sundance6,590 ft
  5. Hideout6,350 ft
  6. Interlaken5,960 ft
  7. Daniel5,750 ft
  8. Wallsburg5,680 ft
  9. Heber5,660 ft
  10. Midway5,620 ft
  11. Charleston5,450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Timpanogos11,690 ft
  • Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County11,470 ft
  • Mill Canyon Peak10,353 ft
  • Bald Knoll9,320 ft
  • Wallsburg Ridge9,201 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.