East Ellijay, GA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of East Ellijay, Georgia, shaded from 1,240 ft near the middle to 1,610 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,610 ft 490 m1,520 ft 465 m1,470 ft 450 m1,380 ft 420 m1,290 ft 395 m1,240 ft 380 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

East Ellijay sits at about 1,380 ft (420 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,380 ft 420 m
most residents: 1,290–1,460 ft
Lowest
1,240 ft 380 m
near the middle
Highest
1,610 ft 490 m
on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,400 ft 425 m
all land inside city limits

East Ellijay spans about 370 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
1,380 ft420 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
1,610 ft490 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
1,240 ft380 m
Town center
USGS map point for East Ellijay
1,280 ft390 m
Airport (49A)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.0 mi southwest of the city limits
1,486 ft453 m
Average of all land1,400 ft425 m
Nearest peak
Big Bald Mountain, 8.2 mi northeast of the city limits
4,080 ft1,245 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of East Ellijay, Georgia, shaded from 1,240 ft near the middle to 1,610 ft on the south edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States
Population
1,625 2024 est.
Land area
3.3 sq mi
Density
495 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.6840° N, 84.4727° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Coosawattee River → Oostanaula River → Coosa River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of America
Airport
Gilmer County (49A) 1,486 ft
ZIP codes 3
30536 30539 30540
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cherry Log1,860 ft
  2. Morganton1,770 ft
  3. Epworth1,770 ft
  4. Blue Ridge1,740 ft
  5. Ellijay1,430 ft
  6. Jasper1,410 ft
  7. East Ellijay1,380 ft
  8. Talking Rock1,150 ft
  9. Eton780 ft
  10. Ranger760 ft
  11. Chatsworth750 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Big Frog Mountain4,220 ft
  • Cowpen Mountain4,151 ft
  • Big Bald Mountain4,080 ft
  • Burnt Mountain3,280 ft
  • Pine Log Mountain2,338 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,240 ft at 34.6854° N, 84.4746° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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).
  • 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.