The Galena Territory, IL Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of The Galena Territory, Illinois, shaded from 650 ft on the west side to 1,110 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,110 ft 340 m990 ft 305 m940 ft 285 m820 ft 250 m710 ft 215 m650 ft 200 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
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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

The Galena Territory sits at about 820 ft (250 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
820 ft 250 m
most residents: 760–990 ft
Lowest
650 ft 200 m
on the west side
Highest
1,110 ft 340 m
on the east side
Average
890 ft 270 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

The Galena Territory spans about 460 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
820 ft250 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
1,110 ft340 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
650 ft200 m
Average of all land890 ft270 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.2 mi west to east through the middle of The Galena Territory.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of The Galena Territory, Illinois, shaded from 650 ft on the west side to 1,110 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
Population
1,500 2020 Census
Land area
11.0 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
136 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.3992° N, 90.3224° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
61036
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Scales Mound970 ft
  2. Scales Mound Township960 ft
  3. Guilford Township870 ft
  4. The Galena Territory820 ft
  5. Council Hill Township810 ft
  6. Rawlins Township800 ft
  7. Elizabeth Township800 ft
  8. Rice Township750 ft
  9. West Galena Township740 ft
  10. East Galena Township740 ft
  11. Galena740 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 CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • The Galena Territory is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.