Grinnell Township, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grinnell Township, Kansas, shaded from 2,730 ft on the south side to 3,060 ft on the west side
Elevation
3,060 ft 935 m2,980 ft 905 m2,940 ft 895 m2,850 ft 870 m2,770 ft 845 m2,730 ft 830 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Grinnell Township sits at about 2,910 ft (885 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,910 ft 885 m
most residents: 2,870–2,930 ft
Lowest
2,730 ft 830 m
on the south side
Highest
3,060 ft 935 m
on the west side
Average
2,910 ft 885 m
all land inside township boundaries

Grinnell Township spans about 330 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
2,910 ft885 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the west side
3,060 ft935 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,730 ft830 m
Town center
USGS map point for Grinnell Township
2,910 ft885 m
Average of all land2,910 ft885 m

Elevation profile, west to east

14 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grinnell Township, Kansas, shaded from 2,730 ft on the south side to 3,060 ft on the west side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in Gove County, Kansas, United States
Population
393 2024 est.
Land area
123.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
3.2 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.1272° N, 100.6290° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Big Creek → Smoky Hill River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Oakley3,060 ft
  2. Oakley Township3,060 ft
  3. South Randall Township3,040 ft
  4. Grinnell2,910 ft
  5. Grinnell Township2,910 ft
  6. Solomon Township, Sheridan County2,910 ft
  7. Gaeland Township2,880 ft
  8. Grainfield2,810 ft
  9. Grainfield Township2,810 ft
  10. Gove Township2,680 ft
  11. Gove City2,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, 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 township boundaries (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); BTS time zones. All public domain.