Ottosen, IA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ottosen, Iowa, shaded from 1,150 ft on the northeast side to 1,170 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,180 ft 360 m1,170 ft 355 m1,170 ft 355 m1,160 ft 355 m1,150 ft 350 m1,150 ft 350 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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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Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Ottosen sits at about 1,150 ft (350 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside city limits (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,150 ft 350 m
few residents
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,150 ft 350 m
all land inside city limits

Ottosen is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
1,150 ft350 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,170 ft355 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,150 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ottosen
1,160 ft355 m
Average of all land1,150 ft350 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ottosen, Iowa, shaded from 1,150 ft on the northeast side to 1,170 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States
Population
41 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
84 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.8950° N, 94.3800° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Des Moines River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
50570
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilmore City1,230 ft
  2. Whittemore1,200 ft
  3. West Bend1,190 ft
  4. Rodman1,190 ft
  5. Rolfe1,180 ft
  6. Bode1,160 ft
  7. Ottosen1,150 ft
  8. Livermore1,130 ft
  9. Bradgate1,120 ft
  10. St. Joseph1,120 ft
  11. Rutland1,120 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the city limits; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,150 ft at 42.8996° N, 94.3732° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.