Rooks County, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rooks County, Kansas, shaded from 1,650 ft on the northeast side to 2,320 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,320 ft 705 m2,150 ft 655 m2,070 ft 630 m1,900 ft 580 m1,730 ft 530 m1,650 ft 505 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
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Rooks County averages about 2,010 ft (615 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,650 ft on the northeast side to 2,320 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
2,010 ft 615 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,320 ft 705 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,650 ft 505 m
on the northeast side

Rooks County spans about 670 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 land2,010 ft615 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,320 ft705 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,650 ft505 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through 11.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rooks County, Kansas, shaded from 1,650 ft on the northeast side to 2,320 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
4,748 2024 est.
Land area
890.5 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
Density
5.3 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. Graham County2,350 ft
  2. Trego County2,340 ft
  3. Ellis County2,040 ft
  4. Phillips County2,020 ft
  5. Rooks County2,010 ft
  6. Smith County1,820 ft
  7. Osborne County1,740 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Kansas37th highest of 104
  • Counties in the United States620th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Twin Mound2,140 ft
All 19 towns in Rooks County by typical elevation
  1. 82,270 ft
  2. Palco2,270 ft
  3. Zurich2,210 ft
  4. 102,210 ft
  5. 9, Rooks County2,190 ft
  6. Plainville2,150 ft
  7. 112,150 ft
  8. Damar2,120 ft
  9. 7, Rooks County2,120 ft
  10. 5, Rooks County2,080 ft
  11. 12, Rooks County2,000 ft
  12. Codell1,990 ft
  13. 4, Rooks County1,970 ft
  14. 6, Rooks County1,930 ft
  15. 31,790 ft
  16. 2, Rooks County1,790 ft
  17. Stockton1,790 ft
  18. 1, Rooks County1,710 ft
  19. Woodston1,710 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.