Jewell County, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jewell County, Kansas, shaded from 1,390 ft on the east side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,970 ft 600 m1,830 ft 555 m1,750 ft 535 m1,610 ft 490 m1,460 ft 445 m1,390 ft 425 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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Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Jewell County averages about 1,660 ft (505 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,390 ft on the east side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
1,660 ft 505 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,970 ft 600 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
1,390 ft 425 m
on the east side

Jewell County spans about 580 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 land1,660 ft505 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
1,970 ft600 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
1,390 ft425 m

Elevation profile, west to east

30 mi west to east through Center Township, Jewell County.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jewell County, Kansas, shaded from 1,390 ft on the east side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Kansas, United States
Population
2,899 2024 est.
Land area
910.0 sq mi + 4.4 sq mi water
Density
3.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
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. Webster County, NE1,880 ft
  2. Smith County1,820 ft
  3. Osborne County1,740 ft
  4. Nuckolls County, NE1,720 ft
  5. Jewell County1,660 ft
  6. Republic County1,520 ft
  7. Mitchell County1,510 ft
  8. Cloud County1,440 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Kansas47th highest of 104
  • Counties in the United States755th highest of 3,151
All 33 towns in Jewell County by typical elevation
  1. Highland Township, Jewell County1,890 ft
  2. Walnut Township, Jewell County1,840 ft
  3. Esbon1,840 ft
  4. White Mound Township1,810 ft
  5. Esbon Township1,810 ft
  6. Center Township, Jewell County1,760 ft
  7. Mankato1,750 ft
  8. Harrison Township, Jewell County1,750 ft
  9. Limestone Township1,740 ft
  10. Odessa Township, Jewell County1,720 ft
  11. Richland Township, Jewell County1,720 ft
  12. Holmwood Township1,710 ft
  13. Calvin Township1,690 ft
  14. Montana Township, Jewell County1,670 ft
  15. Webber1,670 ft
  16. Burr Oak Township1,660 ft
  17. Burr Oak1,660 ft
  18. Jackson Township, Jewell County1,640 ft
  19. Washington Township, Jewell County1,630 ft
  20. Sinclair Township1,610 ft
  21. Erving Township1,600 ft
  22. Ionia Township1,600 ft
  23. Buffalo Township1,560 ft
  24. Jewell1,560 ft
  25. Browns Creek Township1,540 ft
  26. Ionia1,540 ft
  27. Formoso1,520 ft
  28. Grant Township, Jewell County1,520 ft
  29. Athens Township1,510 ft
  30. Allen Township, Jewell County1,500 ft
  31. Vicksburg Township1,470 ft
  32. Prairie Township1,460 ft
  33. Randall1,450 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.