Mountain City, GA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mountain City, Georgia, shaded from 2,130 ft on the south side to 2,960 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,960 ft 900 m2,750 ft 840 m2,650 ft 805 m2,440 ft 745 m2,230 ft 680 m2,130 ft 650 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.
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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

Mountain City sits at about 2,250 ft (685 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,250 ft 685 m
most residents: 2,150–2,430 ft
Lowest
2,130 ft 650 m
on the south side
Highest
2,960 ft 900 m
on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,310 ft 705 m
all land inside town limits

Mountain City spans about 830 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
2,250 ft685 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
2,960 ft900 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
2,130 ft650 m
Town center
USGS map point for Mountain City
2,160 ft660 m
Average of all land2,310 ft705 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Mountain City, Georgia, shaded from 2,130 ft on the south side to 2,960 ft on the northwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States
Population
964 2024 est.
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
531 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.9181° N, 83.3854° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
Savannah River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 2
30562 30568
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Highlands, NC3,830 ft
  2. Cashiers, NC3,520 ft
  3. Sky Valley3,220 ft
  4. Tate City2,560 ft
  5. Mountain City2,250 ft
  6. Dillard2,160 ft
  7. Franklin, NC2,110 ft
  8. Tiger1,980 ft
  9. Clayton1,970 ft
  10. Longcreek, SC1,640 ft
  11. Tallulah Falls1,620 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Brasstown Bald4,780 ft
  • Tray Mountain4,400 ft
  • Ravencliff Knob3,652 ft
  • Yonah Mountain3,160 ft
  • Oakey Mountain3,147 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).
  • 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.