Switzerland County, IN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Switzerland County, Indiana, shaded from 430 ft on the southwest side to 990 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
990 ft 300 m850 ft 260 m780 ft 235 m640 ft 195 m500 ft 155 m430 ft 130 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
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Elevation Data

Switzerland County averages about 770 ft (235 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 430 ft on the southwest side to 990 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
770 ft 235 m
all land inside the county
Highest
990 ft 300 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
430 ft 130 m
on the southwest side

Switzerland County spans about 560 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 land770 ft235 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
990 ft300 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
430 ft130 m

Elevation profile, south to north

11 mi south to north through Jefferson Township, Switzerland County.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Switzerland County, Indiana, shaded from 430 ft on the southwest side to 990 ft on the northwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Indiana, United States
Population
9,988 2024 est.
Land area
220.7 sq mi + 2.9 sq mi water
Density
45 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Central Lowland 81%, Interior Low Plateaus 19%
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Ripley County940 ft
  2. Switzerland County770 ft
  3. Jefferson County760 ft
  4. Boone County, KY760 ft
  5. Ohio County730 ft
  6. Gallatin County, KY680 ft
  7. Carroll County, KY670 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Potato Bug Hill930 ft
  • Wade Hill820 ft
All 11 towns in Switzerland County by typical elevation
  1. East Enterprise890 ft
  2. Pleasant Township, Switzerland County890 ft
  3. Cotton Township870 ft
  4. Craig Township760 ft
  5. York Township, Switzerland County740 ft
  6. Posey Township, Switzerland County690 ft
  7. Jefferson Township, Switzerland County490 ft
  8. Vevay480 ft
  9. Lamb480 ft
  10. Florence480 ft
  11. Patriot480 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. 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.