Fontenelle, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fontenelle, Wyoming, shaded from 6,380 ft on the east side to 6,620 ft on the west side
Elevation
6,620 ft 2,020 m6,560 ft 2,000 m6,530 ft 1,990 m6,470 ft 1,970 m6,410 ft 1,955 m6,380 ft 1,945 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fontenelle sits at about 6,470 ft (1,970 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
6,470 ft 1,970 m
few residents
Lowest
6,380 ft 1,945 m
on the east side
Highest
6,620 ft 2,020 m
on the west side
Average
6,470 ft 1,970 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fontenelle spans about 240 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
6,470 ft1,970 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
6,620 ft2,020 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
6,380 ft1,945 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fontenelle
6,490 ft1,980 m
Average of all land6,470 ft1,970 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,470 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.0 °F93.3 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.6 inHg (79.8 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.5% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+13% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fontenelle, Wyoming, shaded from 6,380 ft on the east side to 6,620 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Population
5 2020 Census
Land area
3.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1.4 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.9849° N, 110.0590° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Wyoming Basin
Drains to
Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
ZIP codes 1
83101
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Kemmerer7,040 ft
  2. Diamondville6,950 ft
  3. Oakley6,930 ft
  4. Big Piney6,830 ft
  5. Opal6,660 ft
  6. Farson6,620 ft
  7. Eden6,600 ft
  8. La Barge6,600 ft
  9. Fontenelle6,470 ft
  10. Little America6,420 ft
  11. Granger6,270 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wyoming Peak11,370 ft
  • Fish Creek Mountain10,800 ft
  • Graham Peak10,330 ft
  • Bald Knoll10,320 ft
  • South Fork Mountain9,481 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (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.
  • Fontenelle is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.