Palco, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Palco, Kansas, shaded from 2,230 ft on the northeast side to 2,300 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,300 ft 700 m2,280 ft 695 m2,270 ft 695 m2,260 ft 690 m2,240 ft 680 m2,230 ft 680 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
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

Palco sits at about 2,270 ft (690 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,270 ft 690 m
most residents: 2,260–2,300 ft
Lowest
2,230 ft 680 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,300 ft 700 m
on the southwest side
Average
2,270 ft 690 m
all land inside city limits

Palco spans about 70 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
2,270 ft690 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
2,300 ft700 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
2,230 ft680 m
Town center
USGS map point for Palco
2,280 ft695 m
Average of all land2,270 ft690 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Palco, Kansas, shaded from 2,230 ft on the northeast side to 2,300 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Rooks County, Kansas, United States
Population
202 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
754 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.2522° N, 99.5629° 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
ZIP codes 1
67657
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Morlan Township2,280 ft
  2. 82,270 ft
  3. Palco2,270 ft
  4. Zurich2,210 ft
  5. 102,210 ft
  6. 9, Rooks County2,190 ft
  7. Damar2,120 ft
  8. 7, Rooks County2,120 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.