Galena, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galena, Illinois, shaded from 590 ft on the south side to 910 ft on the east side
Elevation
910 ft 280 m830 ft 255 m790 ft 240 m710 ft 215 m630 ft 195 m590 ft 180 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Galena sits at about 740 ft (225 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
740 ft 225 m
most residents: 620–790 ft
Lowest
590 ft 180 m
on the south side
Highest
910 ft 280 m
on the east side
Average
730 ft 225 m
all land inside city limits

Galena spans about 320 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
740 ft225 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
910 ft280 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
590 ft180 m
Town center
USGS map point for Galena
630 ft190 m
Airport (DBQ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi west of the city limits
1,076 ft328 m
Average of all land730 ft225 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Galena, Illinois, shaded from 590 ft on the south side to 910 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
Population
3,207 2024 est.
Land area
4.6 sq mi
Density
693 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.4167° N, 90.4290° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Dubuque Regional (DBQ) 1,076 ft
ZIP codes 1
61036
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Guilford Township870 ft
  2. The Galena Territory820 ft
  3. Vinegar Hill Township810 ft
  4. Council Hill Township810 ft
  5. Rawlins Township800 ft
  6. Menominee Township800 ft
  7. Rice Township750 ft
  8. West Galena Township740 ft
  9. East Galena Township740 ft
  10. Galena740 ft
  11. St. Donatus, IA690 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Scales Mound1,160 ft
  • Horseshoe Mound1,076 ft
  • Wenzel Mound1,050 ft
  • Dygerts Mound1,010 ft
  • Pilot Knob, Jo Daviess County1,000 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).
  • 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.