Laurium, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Laurium, Michigan, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southeast side to 1,240 ft near the middle
Elevation
1,240 ft 375 m1,220 ft 370 m1,210 ft 370 m1,190 ft 365 m1,180 ft 360 m1,170 ft 355 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
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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Laurium sits at about 1,210 ft (370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,210 ft 370 m
most residents: 1,200–1,230 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,240 ft 375 m
near the middle
Average
1,200 ft 365 m
all land inside village limits

Laurium spans about 70 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
1,210 ft370 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, near the middle
1,240 ft375 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the southeast side
1,170 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for Laurium
1,230 ft375 m
Airport (CMX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.6 mi southwest of the village limits
1,095 ft334 m
Average of all land1,200 ft365 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Laurium, Michigan, shaded from 1,170 ft on the southeast side to 1,240 ft near the middle
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Population
1,904 2024 est.
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
2,934 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.2374° N, 88.4432° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
Airport
Houghton County Memorial (CMX) 1,095 ft
ZIP codes 1
49913
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Calumet1,210 ft
  2. Calumet Township1,210 ft
  3. Laurium1,210 ft
  4. Fulton1,010 ft
  5. Allouez Township990 ft
  6. Copper City880 ft
  7. Ahmeek870 ft
  8. Hubbell650 ft
  9. Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County650 ft
  10. Lake Linden630 ft
  11. Osceola Township630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Horace Greeley1,550 ft
  • Arcadian Hill1,230 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village 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 village 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.