Franklin County, ME Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin County, Maine, shaded from 230 ft on the southeast side to 4,230 ft on Sugarloaf Mountain
Elevation
4,230 ft 1,290 m3,230 ft 985 m2,730 ft 830 m1,730 ft 525 m730 ft 220 m230 ft 70 m
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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.
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County area
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Elevation Data

Franklin County averages about 1,550 ft (475 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 230 ft on the southeast side to 4,230 ft on Sugarloaf Mountain.

Average elevation
1,550 ft 475 m
all land inside the county
Highest
4,230 ft 1,290 m
on Sugarloaf Mountain
Lowest
230 ft 70 m
on the southeast side

Franklin County spans about 4,000 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 land1,550 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Sugarloaf Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
4,230 ft1,290 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
230 ft70 m

Elevation profile, west to east

28 mi west to east through Farmington.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin County, Maine, shaded from 230 ft on the southeast side to 4,230 ft on Sugarloaf Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in Maine, United States
Population
30,902 2024 est.
Land area
1,697.0 sq mi + 46.8 sq mi water
Density
18 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Franklin County1,550 ft
  2. Oxford County1,190 ft
  3. Somerset County1,180 ft
  4. Androscoggin County340 ft
  5. Kennebec County290 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Sugarloaf Mountain4,230 ft
  • Crocker Mountain4,220 ft
  • Saddleback Mountain4,110 ft
  • Snow Mountain3,960 ft
  • East Kennebago Mountain3,810 ft
All 22 towns in Franklin County by typical elevation
  1. Sandy River1,990 ft
  2. Dallas1,940 ft
  3. Rangeley1,630 ft
  4. Plantation of Rangeley1,600 ft
  5. Carrabassett Valley1,400 ft
  6. Coplin1,220 ft
  7. Eustis1,170 ft
  8. Weld900 ft
  9. Phillips890 ft
  10. Temple770 ft
  11. Avon700 ft
  12. New Vineyard680 ft
  13. Strong670 ft
  14. Industry660 ft
  15. Carthage650 ft
  16. Kingfield610 ft
  17. Wilton600 ft
  18. Jay520 ft
  19. Chesterville490 ft
  20. Chisholm490 ft
  21. New Sharon460 ft
  22. Farmington430 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 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; 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.