Virgin, UT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Virgin, Utah, shaded from 3,200 ft on the west side to 4,060 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,060 ft 1,235 m3,840 ft 1,170 m3,740 ft 1,140 m3,520 ft 1,075 m3,310 ft 1,010 m3,200 ft 975 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

Virgin sits at about 3,530 ft (1,075 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
3,530 ft 1,075 m
most residents: 3,480–3,640 ft
Lowest
3,200 ft 975 m
on the west side
Highest
4,060 ft 1,235 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
3,650 ft 1,110 m
all land inside town limits

Virgin spans about 860 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
3,530 ft1,075 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
4,060 ft1,235 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
3,200 ft975 m
Town center
USGS map point for Virgin
3,610 ft1,100 m
Airport (1L8)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 3.5 mi southwest of the town limits
3,351 ft1,021 m
Average of all land3,650 ft1,110 m
Nearest peak
Altar of Sacrifice, 7.2 mi east of the town limits
7,510 ft2,290 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 3,530 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
205.4 °F96.4 °C

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

Air pressure
88% of sea level

26.3 inHg (89.1 kPa): each breath holds 12% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.4% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+7% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Virgin, Utah, shaded from 3,200 ft on the west side to 4,060 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Washington County, Utah, United States
Population
708 2024 est.
Land area
11.8 sq mi
Density
60 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.2083° N, 113.1883° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Colorado Plateaus
Drains to
Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
General Dick Stout Field (1L8) 3,351 ft
ZIP codes 2
84737 84779
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. New Harmony5,320 ft
  2. Hildale5,060 ft
  3. Apple Valley4,820 ft
  4. Springdale3,920 ft
  5. Rockville3,810 ft
  6. Virgin3,530 ft
  7. Leeds3,470 ft
  8. Toquerville3,450 ft
  9. Hurricane3,220 ft
  10. La Verkin3,210 ft
  11. Washington2,820 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Peak10,370 ft
  • Burnt Mountain7,670 ft
  • Altar of Sacrifice7,510 ft
  • Canaan Mountain7,360 ft
  • Little Creek Mountain5,910 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. All public domain.