Sandy, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sandy, Utah, shaded from 4,290 ft on the west side to 7,000 ft at the foot of the Traverse Mountains
Elevation
7,000 ft 2,135 m6,320 ft 1,925 m5,980 ft 1,825 m5,310 ft 1,615 m4,630 ft 1,410 m4,290 ft 1,310 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

Sandy sits at about 4,620 ft (1,410 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,620 ft 1,410 m
most residents: 4,440–4,940 ft
Lowest
4,290 ft 1,310 m
on the west side
Highest
7,000 ft 2,135 m
at the foot of the Traverse Mountains
Average
4,730 ft 1,440 m
all land inside city limits

Sandy spans about 2,710 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
4,620 ft1,410 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Traverse Mountains
7,000 ft2,135 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
4,290 ft1,310 m
Airport (SVR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.6 mi northwest of the city limits
4,606 ft1,404 m
Average of all land4,730 ft1,440 m
Nearest peak
Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County, 3.3 mi east of the city limits
11,300 ft3,445 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.1 mi west to east through the middle of Sandy.

Altitude Effects

What 4,620 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.4 °F95.2 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.2 inHg (85.5 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+9% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sandy, Utah, shaded from 4,290 ft on the west side to 7,000 ft at the foot of the Traverse Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
City in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Population
92,840 2024 est.
Land area
24.4 sq mi
Density
3,804 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.5750° N, 111.8552° 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
South Valley Regional (SVR) 4,606 ft
ZIP codes 4
84070 84092 84093 84094
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Granite5,080 ft
  2. Cottonwood Heights4,670 ft
  3. South Jordan4,650 ft
  4. West Jordan4,630 ft
  5. Sandy4,620 ft
  6. White City4,580 ft
  7. Riverton4,530 ft
  8. Draper4,500 ft
  9. Holladay4,490 ft
  10. Midvale4,390 ft
  11. Murray4,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County11,470 ft
  • Twin Peaks, Salt Lake County11,300 ft
  • Box Elder Peak, Utah County11,105 ft
  • Mill Canyon Peak10,353 ft
  • Gobblers Knob10,251 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.