Sundance, WY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sundance, Wyoming, shaded from 4,580 ft on the east side to 5,250 ft at the foot of the Bear Lodge Mountains
Elevation
5,250 ft 1,600 m5,080 ft 1,550 m5,000 ft 1,525 m4,830 ft 1,475 m4,670 ft 1,420 m4,580 ft 1,395 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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Sundance sits at about 4,770 ft (1,455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,770 ft 1,455 m
most residents: 4,700–4,820 ft
Lowest
4,580 ft 1,395 m
on the east side
Highest
5,250 ft 1,600 m
at the foot of the Bear Lodge Mountains
Average
4,740 ft 1,445 m
all land inside town limits

Sundance 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
4,770 ft1,455 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, at the foot of the Bear Lodge Mountains
5,250 ft1,600 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
4,580 ft1,395 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sundance
4,740 ft1,445 m
Average of all land4,740 ft1,445 m
Nearest peak
Warren Peaks, 4.9 mi northwest of the town limits
6,650 ft2,025 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,770 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
203.1 °F95.1 °C

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

Air pressure
84% of sea level

25.1 inHg (85.0 kPa): each breath holds 16% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
17.6% 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 Sundance, Wyoming, shaded from 4,580 ft on the east side to 5,250 ft at the foot of the Bear Lodge Mountains
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States
Population
1,123 2024 est.
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
368 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.4064° N, 104.3758° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7 / −6
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Belle Fourche River → Cheyenne River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
82729
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Central City, SD4,940 ft
  2. Sundance4,770 ft
  3. Osage4,310 ft
  4. Upton4,270 ft
  5. Moorcroft4,240 ft
  6. Mountain Plains, SD4,230 ft
  7. Pine Haven4,200 ft
  8. Hulett3,760 ft
  9. Spearfish, SD3,680 ft
  10. North Spearfish, SD3,560 ft
  11. Beulah3,510 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Warren Peaks6,650 ft
  • Sundance Mountain5,834 ft
  • Rupe Hill5,540 ft
  • Green Mountain, Crook County5,280 ft
  • Sugarloaf, Crook County5,090 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.