Cody, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Cody, Wyoming, shaded from 4,750 ft on the northeast side to 5,420 ft on the south side
Elevation
5,420 ft 1,650 m5,250 ft 1,600 m5,170 ft 1,575 m5,000 ft 1,525 m4,840 ft 1,475 m4,750 ft 1,450 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Cody sits at about 5,030 ft (1,530 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,030 ft 1,530 m
most residents: 4,940–5,120 ft
Lowest
4,750 ft 1,450 m
on the northeast side
Highest
5,420 ft 1,650 m
on the south side
Average
5,050 ft 1,540 m
all land inside city limits

Cody spans about 670 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
5,030 ft1,530 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
5,420 ft1,650 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
4,750 ft1,450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Cody
5,000 ft1,525 m
Airport (COD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,102 ft1,555 m
Average of all land5,050 ft1,540 m
Nearest peak
Cedar Mountain, Park County, 2.8 mi west of the city limits (NGS survey)
7,892 ft2,405 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,030 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.7 °F94.8 °C

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

Air pressure
83% of sea level

24.9 inHg (84.2 kPa): each breath holds 17% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.4% 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 Cody, Wyoming, shaded from 4,750 ft on the northeast side to 5,420 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Park County, Wyoming, United States
Population
10,391 2024 est.
Land area
10.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,011 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.5263° N, 109.0565° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Shoshone River → Bighorn River → Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Yellowstone Regional (COD) 5,102 ft
ZIP codes 1
82414
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Meeteetse5,790 ft
  2. Cody5,030 ft
  3. Ralston4,570 ft
  4. Burlington4,440 ft
  5. Powell4,390 ft
  6. Garland4,250 ft
  7. Frannie4,210 ft
  8. Deaver4,110 ft
  9. Byron4,030 ft
  10. Cowley3,980 ft
  11. Lovell3,840 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Carter Mountain12,324 ft
  • Pat O'Hara Mountain9,976 ft
  • Heart Mountain8,090 ft
  • Cedar Mountain, Park County7,892 ft
  • McCullough Peaks6,557 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.