Rush County, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rush County, Kansas, shaded from 1,820 ft on the northeast side to 2,330 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,330 ft 710 m2,200 ft 670 m2,140 ft 650 m2,010 ft 615 m1,880 ft 575 m1,820 ft 555 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

Rush County averages about 2,080 ft (635 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,820 ft on the northeast side to 2,330 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
2,080 ft 635 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,330 ft 710 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
1,820 ft 555 m
on the northeast side

Rush County spans about 510 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 land2,080 ft635 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,330 ft710 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,820 ft555 m

Elevation profile, south to north

24 mi south to north through La Crosse-Brookdale Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rush County, Kansas, shaded from 1,820 ft on the northeast side to 2,330 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
2,810 2024 est.
Land area
717.8 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
3.9 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. Ness County2,370 ft
  2. Pawnee County2,080 ft
  3. Rush County2,080 ft
  4. Ellis County2,040 ft
  5. Barton County1,880 ft
  6. Russell County1,750 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Kansas34th highest of 104
  • Counties in the United States597th highest of 3,151
All 20 towns in Rush County by typical elevation
  1. McCracken2,150 ft
  2. Hampton-Fairview Township2,150 ft
  3. Union Township, Rush County2,100 ft
  4. Alexander-Belle Prairie Township2,080 ft
  5. Alexander2,080 ft
  6. La Crosse-Brookdale Township2,060 ft
  7. La Crosse2,060 ft
  8. Otis2,040 ft
  9. Pioneer Township2,040 ft
  10. Banner Township2,030 ft
  11. Garfield Township, Rush County2,020 ft
  12. Lone Star Township2,010 ft
  13. Bison2,010 ft
  14. Center Township, Rush County2,000 ft
  15. Rush Center2,000 ft
  16. Illinois Township, Rush County1,990 ft
  17. Big Timber Township1,970 ft
  18. Liebenthal1,970 ft
  19. Pleasantdale Township1,960 ft
  20. Timken1,960 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.