Alford, MA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alford, Massachusetts, shaded from 780 ft on the southeast side to 1,930 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,930 ft 585 m1,640 ft 500 m1,500 ft 455 m1,210 ft 370 m920 ft 280 m780 ft 235 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alford sits at about 950 ft (290 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
950 ft 290 m
most residents: 860–1,190 ft
Lowest
780 ft 235 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,930 ft 585 m
on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,060 ft 325 m
all land inside town boundaries

Alford spans about 1,150 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
950 ft290 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
1,930 ft585 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
780 ft235 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alford
860 ft260 m
Average of all land1,060 ft325 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alford, Massachusetts, shaded from 780 ft on the southeast side to 1,930 ft on the north edge, below higher ground just outside
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Population
483 2024 est.
Land area
11.5 sq mi
Density
42 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.2356° N, 73.4134° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Housatonic River → Long Island Sound
ZIP codes 2
01230 01266
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Austerlitz, NY1,180 ft
  2. Richmond1,170 ft
  3. Lee980 ft
  4. Alford950 ft
  5. Hillsdale, NY940 ft
  6. West Stockbridge930 ft
  7. Stockbridge890 ft
  8. Egremont830 ft
  9. Great Barrington780 ft
  10. Housatonic750 ft
  11. Sheffield680 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • High Peak3,650 ft
  • Mount Greylock3,489 ft
  • Berlin Mountain2,800 ft
  • Beoadic Mountain2,610 ft
  • Mount Everett2,608 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (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.