Green River, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Green River, Utah, shaded from 4,050 ft near the middle to 4,480 ft on the east side
Elevation
4,480 ft 1,365 m4,370 ft 1,335 m4,320 ft 1,315 m4,210 ft 1,285 m4,100 ft 1,250 m4,050 ft 1,235 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Green River sits at about 4,070 ft (1,240 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,070 ft 1,240 m
most residents: 4,060–4,080 ft
Lowest
4,050 ft 1,235 m
near the middle
Highest
4,480 ft 1,365 m
on the east side
Average
4,240 ft 1,295 m
all land inside city limits

Green River spans about 430 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
4,070 ft1,240 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
4,480 ft1,365 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
4,050 ft1,235 m
Town center
USGS map point for Green River
4,070 ft1,240 m
Airport (U34)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.2 mi southwest of the city limits
4,234 ft1,291 m
Average of all land4,240 ft1,295 m
Nearest peak
Elliott Mesa, 8.4 mi northwest of the city limits
6,990 ft2,130 m

Elevation profile, west to east

11 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,070 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.4 °F95.8 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.8 inHg (87.3 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Green River, Utah, shaded from 4,050 ft near the middle to 4,480 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Emery County, Utah, United States
Population
887 2024 est.
Land area
27.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
33 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9952° N, 110.1618° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Green River Municipal (U34) 4,234 ft
ZIP codes 1
84525
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. East Carbon6,300 ft
  2. Huntington5,790 ft
  3. Orangeville5,790 ft
  4. Castle Dale5,770 ft
  5. Cleveland5,730 ft
  6. Elmo5,700 ft
  7. Wellington5,400 ft
  8. Thompson Springs5,100 ft
  9. Castle Valley4,790 ft
  10. Green River4,070 ft
  11. Moab4,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wagon Road Ridge9,500 ft
  • Cedar Mountain, Emery County7,668 ft
  • Flattop Mountain7,143 ft
  • Elliott Mesa6,990 ft
  • Mexican Mountain6,360 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.