Rabun County, GA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rabun County, Georgia, shaded from 890 ft on the south side to 4,698 ft on Rabun Bald
Elevation
4,700 ft 1,430 m3,750 ft 1,140 m3,270 ft 995 m2,320 ft 705 m1,360 ft 415 m890 ft 270 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

Rabun County averages about 2,310 ft (705 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 890 ft on the south side to 4,698 ft on Rabun Bald.

Average elevation
2,310 ft 705 m
all land inside the county
Highest
4,698 ft 1,432 m
on Rabun Bald
Lowest
890 ft 270 m
on the south side

Rabun County spans about 3,810 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 land2,310 ft705 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Rabun Bald (NGS survey height)
4,698 ft1,432 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
890 ft270 m

Elevation profile, west to east

25 mi west to east through Clayton.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rabun County, Georgia, shaded from 890 ft on the south side to 4,698 ft on Rabun Bald
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Georgia, United States
Population
17,711 2024 est.
Land area
370.1 sq mi + 6.9 sq mi water
Density
48 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge 99%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean 88%, Gulf of America 13%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Macon County, NC3,100 ft
  2. Clay County, NC2,730 ft
  3. Towns County2,570 ft
  4. Rabun County2,310 ft
  5. Habersham County1,540 ft
  6. Oconee County, SC1,130 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Rabun Bald4,698 ft
  • Dicks Knob4,620 ft
  • Flint Knob4,400 ft
  • Flat Top4,110 ft
  • Oakey Mountain3,147 ft
All 6 towns in Rabun County by typical elevation
  1. Sky Valley3,220 ft
  2. Mountain City2,250 ft
  3. Dillard2,160 ft
  4. Tiger1,980 ft
  5. Clayton1,970 ft
  6. Tallulah Falls1,620 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.