Lander, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lander, Wyoming, shaded from 5,260 ft on the northeast side to 6,700 ft at the foot of the Freak Mountains
Elevation
6,700 ft 2,045 m6,340 ft 1,935 m6,160 ft 1,880 m5,800 ft 1,770 m5,440 ft 1,660 m5,260 ft 1,605 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

Lander sits at about 5,370 ft (1,635 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
5,370 ft 1,635 m
most residents: 5,330–5,450 ft
Lowest
5,260 ft 1,600 m
on the northeast side
Highest
6,700 ft 2,045 m
at the foot of the Freak Mountains
Average
5,400 ft 1,645 m
all land inside city limits

Lander spans about 1,440 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
5,370 ft1,635 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Freak Mountains
6,700 ft2,045 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
5,260 ft1,600 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lander
5,360 ft1,635 m
Airport (LND)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
5,589 ft1,704 m
Average of all land5,400 ft1,645 m
Nearest peak
Young Mountain, 8.2 mi south of the city limits
8,780 ft2,675 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 5,370 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
202.0 °F94.5 °C

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

Air pressure
82% of sea level

24.6 inHg (83.1 kPa): each breath holds 18% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.2% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+11% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lander, Wyoming, shaded from 5,260 ft on the northeast side to 6,700 ft at the foot of the Freak Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Population
7,451 2024 est.
Land area
4.7 sq mi
Density
1,590 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.8330° N, 108.7307° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Wind River → Bighorn River → Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Hunt Field (LND) 5,589 ft
ZIP codes 1
82520
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Atlantic City7,770 ft
  2. Crowheart6,050 ft
  3. Boulder Flats5,600 ft
  4. Fort Washakie5,570 ft
  5. Pavillion5,460 ft
  6. Lander5,370 ft
  7. Ethete5,360 ft
  8. Johnstown5,350 ft
  9. Hudson5,090 ft
  10. Arapahoe5,030 ft
  11. Riverton4,970 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wind River Peak13,190 ft
  • Atlantic Peak12,460 ft
  • Mount Nystrom12,361 ft
  • Mount Arter11,050 ft
  • Young Mountain8,780 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.