Orem, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Orem, Utah, shaded from 4,490 ft on the southwest side to 5,540 ft at the foot of Lake Mountains
Elevation
5,540 ft 1,690 m5,280 ft 1,610 m5,150 ft 1,570 m4,880 ft 1,490 m4,620 ft 1,410 m4,490 ft 1,370 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

Orem sits at about 4,750 ft (1,450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,750 ft 1,450 m
most residents: 4,590–4,830 ft
Lowest
4,490 ft 1,370 m
on the southwest side
Highest
5,540 ft 1,690 m
at the foot of Lake Mountains
Average
4,740 ft 1,445 m
all land inside city limits

Orem spans about 1,050 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
4,750 ft1,450 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of Lake Mountains
5,540 ft1,690 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
4,490 ft1,370 m
Town center
USGS map point for Orem
4,770 ft1,455 m
Airport (PVU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.8 mi south of the city limits
4,497 ft1,371 m
Average of all land4,740 ft1,445 m
Nearest peak
Cascade Mountain, 2.8 mi east of the city limits
10,880 ft3,315 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,750 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.2 °F95.1 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (85.1 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+10% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Orem, Utah, shaded from 4,490 ft on the southwest side to 5,540 ft at the foot of Lake Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Utah County, Utah, United States
Population
96,646 2024 est.
Land area
18.6 sq mi
Density
5,194 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.2969° N, 111.6946° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Jordan River → Great Salt Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Provo Municipal (PVU) 4,497 ft
ZIP codes 4
84057 84058 84059 84097
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sundance6,590 ft
  2. Cedar Hills4,980 ft
  3. Highland4,870 ft
  4. Orem4,750 ft
  5. Lindon4,740 ft
  6. Pleasant Grove4,650 ft
  7. American Fork4,620 ft
  8. Springville4,590 ft
  9. Provo4,580 ft
  10. Lehi4,570 ft
  11. Vineyard4,520 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Timpanogos11,690 ft
  • Provo Peak11,020 ft
  • Cascade Mountain10,880 ft
  • Bald Knoll9,320 ft
  • Wallsburg Ridge9,201 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.