Hill City, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hill City, Kansas, shaded from 2,110 ft on the southeast side to 2,250 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,250 ft 685 m2,220 ft 675 m2,200 ft 670 m2,160 ft 660 m2,130 ft 650 m2,110 ft 645 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Hill City sits at about 2,190 ft (670 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,190 ft 670 m
most residents: 2,160–2,220 ft
Lowest
2,110 ft 645 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,250 ft 685 m
on the northeast side
Average
2,180 ft 665 m
all land inside city limits

Hill City spans about 140 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
2,190 ft670 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
2,250 ft685 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
2,110 ft645 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hill City
2,190 ft665 m
Airport (HLC)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,238 ft682 m
Average of all land2,180 ft665 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hill City, Kansas, shaded from 2,110 ft on the southeast side to 2,250 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Graham County, Kansas, United States
Population
1,374 2024 est.
Land area
1.7 sq mi
Density
817 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.3647° N, 99.8421° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
South Fork Solomon River → Solomon River → Smoky Hill River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Hill City Municipal (HLC) 2,238 ft
ZIP codes 1
67642
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Indiana Township2,450 ft
  2. Happy Township2,400 ft
  3. Graham Township2,340 ft
  4. Gettysburg Township2,310 ft
  5. Millbrook Township2,230 ft
  6. Hill City2,190 ft
  7. Hill City Township2,190 ft
  8. Nicodemus Township2,080 ft
  9. Wildhorse Township2,050 ft
  10. Bogue2,050 ft
  11. Nicodemus2,000 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.