Russell, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Russell, Wisconsin, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 1,340 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,340 ft 410 m1,160 ft 355 m1,060 ft 325 m880 ft 270 m690 ft 210 m600 ft 185 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Russell sits at about 780 ft (235 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
780 ft 235 m
most residents: 700–850 ft
Lowest
600 ft 185 m
on the northwest side
Highest
1,340 ft 410 m
on the west side
Average
840 ft 255 m
all land inside town boundaries

Russell spans about 740 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
780 ft235 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the west side
1,340 ft410 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northwest side
600 ft185 m
Airport (4R5)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.0 mi southeast of the town boundaries
649 ft198 m
Average of all land840 ft255 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.1 mi west to east through the middle of Russell.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Russell, Wisconsin, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 1,340 ft on the west side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
Population
1,652 2024 est.
Land area
49.9 sq mi + 50.2 sq mi water
Density
33 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.8713° N, 90.8143° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
Airport
Major Gilbert Field (4R5) 649 ft
ZIP codes 1
54814
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Town of Washburn930 ft
  2. Bayfield900 ft
  3. Barksdale780 ft
  4. Russell780 ft
  5. Bayview760 ft
  6. City of Bayfield720 ft
  7. Washburn700 ft
  8. Bell680 ft
  9. La Pointe660 ft
  10. Cornucopia640 ft
  11. Bayfront630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Valhalla1,380 ft
  • Mount Ashwabay1,330 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.