Rhinelander, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,520 ft on the southwest side to 1,650 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,650 ft 505 m1,620 ft 495 m1,600 ft 490 m1,570 ft 480 m1,540 ft 470 m1,520 ft 465 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.
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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

Rhinelander sits at about 1,560 ft (475 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,560 ft 475 m
most residents: 1,530–1,600 ft
Lowest
1,520 ft 465 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,650 ft 505 m
on the west side
Average
1,580 ft 480 m
all land inside city limits

Rhinelander spans about 130 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
1,560 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,650 ft505 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,520 ft465 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rhinelander
1,550 ft470 m
Airport (RHI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,623 ft495 m
Average of all land1,580 ft480 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, shaded from 1,520 ft on the southwest side to 1,650 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
8,286 2024 est.
Land area
9.2 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
905 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.6366° N, 89.4121° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Wisconsin River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Rhinelander/Oneida County (RHI) 1,623 ft
ZIP codes 1
54501
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Town of Harrison1,660 ft
  2. Sugar Camp1,650 ft
  3. Enterprise1,630 ft
  4. Crescent1,610 ft
  5. Newbold1,600 ft
  6. Stella1,600 ft
  7. Pine Lake1,580 ft
  8. Pelican1,580 ft
  9. Cassian1,580 ft
  10. Rhinelander1,560 ft
  11. Woodboro1,550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lookout Mountain1,940 ft
  • Baldy Hill1,830 ft
  • Porcupine Mountain1,640 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. All public domain.