Spokane, WA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spokane, Washington, shaded from 1,610 ft on the northwest side to 2,600 ft on Beacon Hill
Elevation
2,600 ft 795 m2,350 ft 715 m2,230 ft 680 m1,980 ft 605 m1,730 ft 530 m1,610 ft 490 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Spokane sits at about 2,040 ft (620 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,040 ft 620 m
most residents: 1,890–2,340 ft
Lowest
1,610 ft 490 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,600 ft 795 m
on Beacon Hill
Average
2,080 ft 635 m
all land inside city limits

Spokane spans about 990 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
2,040 ft620 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Beacon Hill
2,600 ft795 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,610 ft490 m
Town center
USGS map point for Spokane
1,880 ft570 m
Airport (GEG)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,385 ft727 m
Average of all land2,080 ft635 m
Nearest peak
Krell Hill, 3.1 mi southeast of the city limits
3,670 ft1,120 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Spokane, Washington, shaded from 1,610 ft on the northwest side to 2,600 ft on Beacon Hill
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Spokane County, Washington, United States
Population
230,609 2024 est.
Land area
68.8 sq mi + 0.7 sq mi water
Density
3,354 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.6588° N, 117.4260° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Spokane River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Spokane International (GEG) 2,385 ft
ZIP codes 14
99001 99201 99202 99203 99204 99205 99207 99208 99212 99217 99218 99223 99224 99258
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Four Lakes2,470 ft
  2. Fairchild AFB2,450 ft
  3. Airway Heights2,380 ft
  4. Town and Country2,050 ft
  5. Spokane2,040 ft
  6. Spokane Valley2,030 ft
  7. Millwood1,960 ft
  8. Country Homes1,950 ft
  9. Mead1,890 ft
  10. Fairwood, Spokane County1,800 ft
  11. Suncrest1,790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Spokane5,887 ft
  • Scoop Mountain4,020 ft
  • Blue Grouse Mountain3,970 ft
  • Krell Hill3,670 ft
  • Twin Mountains3,590 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).
  • 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.