Polk County, AR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polk County, Arkansas, shaded from 450 ft on the south side to 2,680 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,680 ft 815 m2,120 ft 645 m1,840 ft 560 m1,290 ft 390 m730 ft 220 m450 ft 140 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Polk County averages about 1,190 ft (360 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 450 ft on the south side to 2,680 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
1,190 ft 360 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,680 ft 815 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
450 ft 140 m
on the south side

Polk County spans about 2,230 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,190 ft360 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
2,680 ft815 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
450 ft140 m

Elevation profile, south to north

24 mi south to north through Mena.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polk County, Arkansas, shaded from 450 ft on the south side to 2,680 ft on the northwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Arkansas, United States
Population
19,434 2024 est.
Land area
856.8 sq mi + 4.8 sq mi water
Density
23 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Ouachita
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Polk County1,190 ft
  2. Scott County950 ft
  3. Montgomery County910 ft
  4. Le Flore County, OK840 ft
  5. McCurtain County, OK640 ft
  6. Howard County580 ft
  7. Sevier County430 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Black Fork Mountain2,660 ft
  • Blue Mountain2,628 ft
  • Round Top Mountain, Polk County2,500 ft
  • Wolf Pinnacle, Polk County2,440 ft
  • Raspberry Mountain2,350 ft
All 8 towns in Polk County by typical elevation
  1. Mena1,160 ft
  2. Acorn1,100 ft
  3. Vandervoort1,090 ft
  4. Cove1,060 ft
  5. Wickes1,010 ft
  6. Board Camp990 ft
  7. Hatfield980 ft
  8. Grannis850 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.