Morton, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morton, Illinois, shaded from 540 ft on the northwest side to 750 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
750 ft 230 m700 ft 215 m670 ft 205 m620 ft 190 m560 ft 170 m540 ft 165 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Morton sits at about 710 ft (215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
710 ft 215 m
most residents: 690–720 ft
Lowest
540 ft 165 m
on the northwest side
Highest
750 ft 230 m
on the northwest side
Average
700 ft 215 m
all land inside village limits

Morton spans about 210 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
710 ft215 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the northwest side
750 ft230 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the northwest side
540 ft165 m
Town center
USGS map point for Morton
720 ft220 m
Airport (PIA)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 10 mi west of the village limits
661 ft201 m
Average of all land700 ft215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Morton, Illinois, shaded from 540 ft on the northwest side to 750 ft on the northwest side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
Population
17,557 2024 est.
Land area
12.8 sq mi
Density
1,369 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6128° N, 89.4593° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Illinois River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
General Downing - Peoria International (PIA) 661 ft
ZIP codes 1
61550
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Washington760 ft
  2. Deer Creek760 ft
  3. Washington Township750 ft
  4. Deer Creek Township750 ft
  5. Morton Township710 ft
  6. Morton710 ft
  7. Groveland Township680 ft
  8. Creve Coeur660 ft
  9. Tremont Township660 ft
  10. Tremont650 ft
  11. Fondulac Township620 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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. All public domain.