Dickinson County, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dickinson County, Kansas, shaded from 1,070 ft on the northeast side to 1,580 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,580 ft 485 m1,460 ft 445 m1,390 ft 425 m1,260 ft 385 m1,140 ft 345 m1,070 ft 325 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

Dickinson County averages about 1,270 ft (385 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,070 ft on the northeast side to 1,580 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
1,270 ft 385 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,580 ft 485 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,070 ft 325 m
on the northeast side

Dickinson County spans about 510 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 land1,270 ft385 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
1,580 ft485 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,070 ft325 m

Elevation profile, south to north

36 mi south to north through Abilene.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Dickinson County, Kansas, shaded from 1,070 ft on the northeast side to 1,580 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Kansas, United States
Population
18,621 2024 est.
Land area
847.1 sq mi + 4.9 sq mi water
Density
22 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland 95%
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. Marion County1,430 ft
  2. Morris County1,400 ft
  3. Ottawa County1,340 ft
  4. Saline County1,320 ft
  5. Clay County1,290 ft
  6. Geary County1,270 ft
  7. Dickinson County1,270 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Kansas69th highest of 104
  • Counties in the United States1,028th highest of 3,151
All 36 towns in Dickinson County by typical elevation
  1. Hope1,390 ft
  2. Hope Township1,390 ft
  3. Lyon Township, Dickinson County1,370 ft
  4. Navarre1,350 ft
  5. Ridge Township1,350 ft
  6. Herington1,340 ft
  7. Banner Township, Dickinson County1,340 ft
  8. Holland Township1,330 ft
  9. Flora Township1,320 ft
  10. Carlton1,320 ft
  11. Union Township, Dickinson County1,310 ft
  12. Manchester1,310 ft
  13. Logan Township, Dickinson County1,300 ft
  14. Jefferson Township, Dickinson County1,270 ft
  15. Willowdale Township1,270 ft
  16. Cheever Township1,270 ft
  17. Wheatland Township1,270 ft
  18. Liberty Township, Dickinson County1,260 ft
  19. Woodbine1,260 ft
  20. Buckeye Township, Dickinson County1,250 ft
  21. Rinehart Township1,250 ft
  22. Fragrant Hill Township1,230 ft
  23. Sherman Township, Dickinson County1,230 ft
  24. Hayes Township, Dickinson County1,230 ft
  25. Newbern Township1,220 ft
  26. Talmage1,210 ft
  27. Garfield Township, Dickinson County1,210 ft
  28. Lincoln Township, Dickinson County1,180 ft
  29. Grant Township, Dickinson County1,180 ft
  30. Solomon1,170 ft
  31. Center Township, Dickinson County1,170 ft
  32. Enterprise1,170 ft
  33. Abilene1,160 ft
  34. Detroit1,150 ft
  35. Noble Township1,140 ft
  36. Chapman1,120 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.