Smith County, KS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Smith County, Kansas, shaded from 1,500 ft on the southeast side to 2,180 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,180 ft 665 m2,010 ft 615 m1,930 ft 585 m1,750 ft 535 m1,580 ft 480 m1,500 ft 455 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
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Elevation Data

Smith County averages about 1,820 ft (555 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,500 ft on the southeast side to 2,180 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
1,820 ft 555 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,180 ft 665 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
1,500 ft 455 m
on the southeast side

Smith County spans about 680 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 land1,820 ft555 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
2,180 ft665 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
1,500 ft455 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Center Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Smith County, Kansas, shaded from 1,500 ft on the southeast side to 2,180 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
3,541 2024 est.
Land area
895.5 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
Density
4.0 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. Franklin County, NE2,040 ft
  2. Phillips County2,020 ft
  3. Rooks County2,010 ft
  4. Webster County, NE1,880 ft
  5. Smith County1,820 ft
  6. Osborne County1,740 ft
  7. Jewell County1,660 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Kansas42nd highest of 104
  • Counties in the United States680th highest of 3,151
All 31 towns in Smith County by typical elevation
  1. German Township2,070 ft
  2. Beaver Township, Smith County2,040 ft
  3. Martin Township2,000 ft
  4. Pawnee Township, Smith County1,970 ft
  5. Cora Township1,960 ft
  6. Swan Township1,940 ft
  7. Logan Township, Smith County1,930 ft
  8. Washington Township, Smith County1,890 ft
  9. White Rock Township, Smith County1,890 ft
  10. Pleasant Township, Smith County1,880 ft
  11. Blaine Township, Smith County1,840 ft
  12. Lebanon1,840 ft
  13. Oak Township1,840 ft
  14. Smith Center1,800 ft
  15. Center Township1,800 ft
  16. Athol1,790 ft
  17. Lane Township1,790 ft
  18. Crystal Plains Township1,780 ft
  19. Cedar Township, Smith County1,780 ft
  20. Kensington1,780 ft
  21. Dor Township1,760 ft
  22. Banner Township, Smith County1,720 ft
  23. Valley Township, Smith County1,720 ft
  24. Garfield Township, Smith County1,700 ft
  25. Webster Township1,700 ft
  26. Harvey Township, Smith County1,660 ft
  27. Lincoln Township, Smith County1,640 ft
  28. Cedar1,630 ft
  29. Houston Township1,600 ft
  30. Gaylord1,600 ft
  31. Harlan Township1,590 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.