Washington, MA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Massachusetts, shaded from 1,100 ft on the west side to 2,250 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,250 ft 685 m1,960 ft 600 m1,820 ft 555 m1,530 ft 465 m1,240 ft 380 m1,100 ft 335 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Washington sits at about 1,620 ft (495 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,620 ft 495 m
most residents: 1,400–1,820 ft
Lowest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the west side
Highest
2,250 ft 685 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,750 ft 535 m
all land inside town boundaries

Washington 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
1,620 ft495 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
2,250 ft685 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the west side
1,100 ft335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Washington
1,410 ft430 m
Average of all land1,750 ft535 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington, Massachusetts, shaded from 1,100 ft on the west side to 2,250 ft on the southwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Population
497 2024 est.
Land area
38.0 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
Density
13 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.3659° N, 73.1162° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Connecticut River → Long Island Sound
ZIP codes 2
01223 01240
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Peru1,850 ft
  2. Washington1,620 ft
  3. Becket1,560 ft
  4. Hinsdale1,530 ft
  5. Middlefield1,440 ft
  6. Dalton1,160 ft
  7. Lenox1,140 ft
  8. Pittsfield1,040 ft
  9. Lenox Dale1,010 ft
  10. Lee980 ft
  11. Chester790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Greylock3,489 ft
  • Berlin Mountain2,800 ft
  • Beoadic Mountain2,610 ft
  • Mount Everett2,608 ft
  • Mount Anthony2,340 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.