Shell, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Shell, Wyoming, shaded from 4,150 ft on the west side to 4,370 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
4,370 ft 1,330 m4,320 ft 1,315 m4,290 ft 1,305 m4,230 ft 1,290 m4,180 ft 1,275 m4,150 ft 1,265 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

Shell sits at about 4,210 ft (1,285 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,210 ft 1,285 m
most residents: 4,190–4,310 ft
Lowest
4,150 ft 1,265 m
on the west side
Highest
4,370 ft 1,330 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
4,220 ft 1,290 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Shell spans about 220 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
4,210 ft1,285 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
4,370 ft1,330 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
4,150 ft1,265 m
Town center
USGS map point for Shell
4,220 ft1,285 m
Average of all land4,220 ft1,290 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,210 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.2 °F95.7 °C

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

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.6 inHg (86.8 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.9% at sea level

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

Sunburn
+8% more UV

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

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Shell, Wyoming, shaded from 4,150 ft on the west side to 4,370 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Population
74 2020 Census
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
65 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.5355° N, 107.7798° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Middle Rocky Mountains
Drains to
Shell Creek → Bighorn River → Yellowstone River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
82441
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hyattville4,470 ft
  2. Burlington4,440 ft
  3. Ten Sleep4,430 ft
  4. Shell4,210 ft
  5. Parkman4,150 ft
  6. Worland4,070 ft
  7. Dayton3,940 ft
  8. Manderson3,900 ft
  9. Basin3,880 ft
  10. Lovell3,840 ft
  11. Greybull3,790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cloud Peak13,167 ft
  • Mather Peaks12,340 ft
  • Hunt Mountain10,169 ft
  • East Pryor Mountain8,791 ft
  • Dry Fork Ridge8,540 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.
  • Shell 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.