Casper, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Casper, Wyoming, shaded from 5,090 ft on the east side to 7,930 ft on the south side
Elevation
7,930 ft 2,415 m7,220 ft 2,200 m6,860 ft 2,090 m6,150 ft 1,875 m5,440 ft 1,660 m5,090 ft 1,550 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Casper sits at about 5,240 ft (1,595 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,240 ft 1,595 m
most residents: 5,130–5,380 ft
Lowest
5,090 ft 1,550 m
on the east side
Highest
7,930 ft 2,415 m
on the south side
Average
5,270 ft 1,605 m
all land inside city limits

Casper spans about 2,840 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
5,240 ft1,595 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
7,930 ft2,415 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
5,090 ft1,550 m
Town center
USGS map point for Casper
5,110 ft1,555 m
Airport (CPR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.6 mi west of the city limits
5,344 ft1,629 m
Average of all land5,270 ft1,605 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,240 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.3 °F94.6 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.7 inHg (83.6 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.3% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+10% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Casper, Wyoming, shaded from 5,090 ft on the east side to 7,930 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Population
58,823 2024 est.
Land area
26.6 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
2,209 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.8666° N, 106.3131° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
North Platte River → Middle Channel Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Casper/natrona County International (CPR) 5,344 ft
ZIP codes 3
82601 82604 82609
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Casper Mountain7,170 ft
  2. Homa Hills5,480 ft
  3. Bar Nunn5,340 ft
  4. Hartrandt5,290 ft
  5. Vista West5,290 ft
  6. Casper5,240 ft
  7. Mountain View, Natrona County5,220 ft
  8. Mills5,190 ft
  9. Red Butte5,160 ft
  10. Brookhurst5,110 ft
  11. Evansville5,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Warbonnet Peak9,418 ft
  • Reno Hill8,766 ft
  • Muddy Mountain8,300 ft
  • The Chimneys8,264 ft
  • Savage Peak7,846 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).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • 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.