Steptoe, WA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Steptoe, Washington, shaded from 2,270 ft on the south side to 2,540 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,540 ft 775 m2,470 ft 755 m2,440 ft 745 m2,370 ft 725 m2,300 ft 700 m2,270 ft 690 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Steptoe sits at about 2,330 ft (710 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,330 ft 710 m
most residents: 2,320–2,380 ft
Lowest
2,270 ft 690 m
on the south side
Highest
2,540 ft 775 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,380 ft 725 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Steptoe spans about 270 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
2,330 ft710 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
2,540 ft775 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,270 ft690 m
Town center
USGS map point for Steptoe
2,320 ft705 m
Average of all land2,380 ft725 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Steptoe, Washington, shaded from 2,270 ft on the south side to 2,540 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Whitman County, Washington, United States
Population
160 2020 Census
Land area
2.2 sq mi
Density
72 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.0060° N, 117.3560° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Columbia Plateau
Drains to
Palouse River → Snake River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 2
99111 99174
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Farmington2,640 ft
  2. Palouse2,530 ft
  3. Garfield2,500 ft
  4. Oakesdale2,490 ft
  5. Steptoe2,330 ft
  6. Rosalia2,280 ft
  7. Albion2,250 ft
  8. Malden2,160 ft
  9. Colfax2,080 ft
  10. St. John1,970 ft
  11. Endicott1,720 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Misery6,370 ft
  • Krell Hill3,670 ft
  • Steptoe Butte3,616 ft
  • Twin Mountains3,590 ft
  • Steam Shovel Hill2,920 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Steptoe is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.