Purple Sage, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Purple Sage, Wyoming, shaded from 6,210 ft on the southwest side to 6,290 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
6,290 ft 1,915 m6,270 ft 1,910 m6,260 ft 1,905 m6,240 ft 1,900 m6,220 ft 1,895 m6,210 ft 1,890 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Purple Sage sits at about 6,220 ft (1,895 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
6,220 ft 1,895 m
most residents: 6,220–6,250 ft
Lowest
6,210 ft 1,890 m
on the southwest side
Highest
6,290 ft 1,915 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
6,240 ft 1,905 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Purple Sage spans about 80 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
6,220 ft1,895 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
6,290 ft1,915 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
6,210 ft1,890 m
Town center
USGS map point for Purple Sage
6,230 ft1,900 m
Airport (RKS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi east of the CDP boundary
6,765 ft2,062 m
Average of all land6,240 ft1,905 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 6,220 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
200.4 °F93.6 °C

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

Air pressure
79% of sea level

23.8 inHg (80.5 kPa): each breath holds 21% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
16.7% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+12% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Purple Sage, Wyoming, shaded from 6,210 ft on the southwest side to 6,290 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
Population
319 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
933 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.5508° N, 109.3240° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Wyoming Basin
Drains to
Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Southwest Wyoming Regional (RKS) 6,765 ft
ZIP codes 1
82901
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Superior6,970 ft
  2. Arrowhead Springs6,740 ft
  3. Point of Rocks6,670 ft
  4. North Rock Springs6,490 ft
  5. Reliance6,430 ft
  6. Little America6,420 ft
  7. Rock Springs6,340 ft
  8. Clearview Acres6,320 ft
  9. Purple Sage6,220 ft
  10. Green River6,200 ft
  11. James Town6,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Little Mountain9,150 ft
  • Pine Butte8,760 ft
  • Steamboat Mountain8,705 ft
  • Quaking Asp Mountain8,670 ft
  • Mellor Mountain8,550 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 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.
  • Purple Sage 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.