Paragonah, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paragonah, Utah, shaded from 5,830 ft on the northwest side to 6,000 ft at the foot of the Red Hills
Elevation
6,000 ft 1,830 m5,960 ft 1,815 m5,940 ft 1,810 m5,900 ft 1,795 m5,850 ft 1,785 m5,830 ft 1,780 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.
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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

Paragonah sits at about 5,880 ft (1,795 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,880 ft 1,795 m
most residents: 5,850–5,950 ft
Lowest
5,830 ft 1,780 m
on the northwest side
Highest
6,000 ft 1,830 m
at the foot of the Red Hills
Average
5,900 ft 1,800 m
all land inside town limits

Paragonah spans about 170 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
5,880 ft1,795 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Red Hills
6,000 ft1,830 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
5,830 ft1,780 m
Town center
USGS map point for Paragonah
5,880 ft1,790 m
Airport (1L9)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.4 mi southwest of the town limits
5,927 ft1,807 m
Average of all land5,900 ft1,800 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,880 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
201.1 °F93.9 °C

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

Air pressure
80% of sea level

24.1 inHg (81.6 kPa): each breath holds 20% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Paragonah, Utah, shaded from 5,830 ft on the northwest side to 6,000 ft at the foot of the Red Hills
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Iron County, Utah, United States
Population
577 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
834 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.8858° N, 112.7752° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Closed basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Parowan (1L9) 5,927 ft
ZIP codes 1
84760
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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. Hatch6,910 ft
  4. Panguitch6,620 ft
  5. Summit5,970 ft
  6. Parowan5,970 ft
  7. Beaver5,930 ft
  8. Paragonah5,880 ft
  9. Cedar City5,790 ft
  10. Enoch5,530 ft
  11. Minersville5,280 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Circleville Mountain11,336 ft
  • Brian Head11,312 ft
  • Black Mountain, Iron County10,380 ft
  • Cedar Mountain, Iron County10,135 ft
  • Sandy Peak9,550 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.