Muskegon County, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Muskegon County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 970 ft on the east side
Elevation
970 ft 295 m870 ft 265 m820 ft 250 m720 ft 220 m630 ft 190 m580 ft 175 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Muskegon County averages about 670 ft (205 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 580 ft on the northeast side to 970 ft on the east side.

Average elevation
670 ft 205 m
all land inside the county
Highest
970 ft 295 m
on the east side
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the northeast side

Muskegon County spans about 390 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 land670 ft205 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the east side
970 ft295 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, west to east

67 mi west to east through Muskegon.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Muskegon County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 970 ft on the east side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Michigan, United States
Population
177,428 2024 est.
Land area
503.9 sq mi + 956.1 sq mi water
Density
352 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland 99%
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Newaygo County880 ft
  2. Kent County790 ft
  3. Ozaukee County, WI780 ft
  4. Oceana County760 ft
  5. Milwaukee County, WI710 ft
  6. Muskegon County670 ft
  7. Ottawa County660 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Pigeon Hill730 ft
All 29 towns in Muskegon County by typical elevation
  1. Casnovia880 ft
  2. Casnovia Township790 ft
  3. Holton Township730 ft
  4. Moorland Township700 ft
  5. Twin Lake690 ft
  6. Ravenna690 ft
  7. Ravenna Township680 ft
  8. Lakewood Club680 ft
  9. Blue Lake Township680 ft
  10. Whitehall Township680 ft
  11. Dalton Township670 ft
  12. Cedar Creek Township670 ft
  13. Wolf Lake670 ft
  14. Egelston Township670 ft
  15. Sullivan Township660 ft
  16. Montague Township660 ft
  17. White River Township650 ft
  18. Muskegon Township640 ft
  19. Montague640 ft
  20. Whitehall630 ft
  21. Fruitland Township630 ft
  22. Fruitport Township630 ft
  23. Muskegon630 ft
  24. Muskegon Heights630 ft
  25. Laketon Township620 ft
  26. Roosevelt Park620 ft
  27. North Muskegon620 ft
  28. Norton Shores610 ft
  29. Fruitport610 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 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; 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.