Iron River, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Iron River, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,000 ft on the north side to 1,330 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,330 ft 405 m1,250 ft 380 m1,210 ft 365 m1,120 ft 345 m1,040 ft 320 m1,000 ft 305 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.
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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 boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Iron River sits at about 1,130 ft (345 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,130 ft 345 m
most residents: 1,080–1,180 ft
Lowest
1,000 ft 305 m
on the north side
Highest
1,330 ft 405 m
on the east side
Average
1,160 ft 355 m
all land inside town boundaries

Iron River spans about 330 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
1,130 ft345 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
1,330 ft405 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north side
1,000 ft305 m
Town center
USGS map point for Iron River
1,100 ft335 m
Average of all land1,160 ft355 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Iron River, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,000 ft on the north side to 1,330 ft on the east side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
1,282 2024 est.
Land area
32.1 sq mi + 3.4 sq mi water
Density
40 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.5644° N, 91.4082° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
ZIP codes 1
54847
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hughes1,140 ft
  2. Iron River1,130 ft
  3. Iron River, Bayfield County1,120 ft
  4. Delta1,120 ft
  5. Brule, Douglas County1,060 ft
  6. Brule1,040 ft
  7. Oulu1,000 ft
  8. Tripp990 ft
  9. Keystone970 ft
  10. Pilsen870 ft
  11. Orienta740 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Valhalla1,380 ft
  • Sugar Camp Hill1,250 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 boundaries (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); BTS time zones. All public domain.