Monterey, KY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monterey, Kentucky, shaded from 450 ft on the southwest side to 710 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
710 ft 215 m640 ft 195 m610 ft 185 m550 ft 165 m480 ft 145 m450 ft 135 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
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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

Monterey sits at about 490 ft (150 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
490 ft 150 m
most residents: 490–610 ft
Lowest
450 ft 135 m
on the southwest side
Highest
710 ft 215 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
520 ft 160 m
all land inside city limits

Monterey spans about 260 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
490 ft150 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
710 ft215 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
450 ft135 m
Town center
USGS map point for Monterey
490 ft150 m
Average of all land520 ft160 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Monterey, Kentucky, shaded from 450 ft on the southwest side to 710 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Owen County, Kentucky, United States
Population
110 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
428 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.4220° N, 84.8724° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Interior Low Plateaus
Drains to
Kentucky River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
40359
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Corinth960 ft
  2. Owenton950 ft
  3. Eminence910 ft
  4. Pleasureville890 ft
  5. Stamping Ground830 ft
  6. New Castle810 ft
  7. Frankfort750 ft
  8. Monterey490 ft
  9. Gratz490 ft
  10. Sanders480 ft
  11. Worthville460 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cemetery Hill, Henry County942 ft
  • Honeysuckle Hill900 ft
  • Indian Gap Hill890 ft
  • Bald Knob, Franklin County850 ft
  • Stoney Creek Hill800 ft
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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.