Washtenaw County, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washtenaw County, Michigan, shaded from 620 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,210 ft 370 m1,070 ft 325 m990 ft 305 m850 ft 260 m700 ft 215 m630 ft 190 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
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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Washtenaw County averages about 880 ft (270 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 620 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
880 ft 270 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,210 ft 370 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
620 ft 190 m
on the southeast side

Washtenaw County spans about 590 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 land880 ft270 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,210 ft370 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
620 ft190 m

Elevation profile, west to east

30 mi west to east through Ann Arbor.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washtenaw County, Michigan, shaded from 620 ft on the southeast side to 1,210 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Michigan, United States
Population
373,875 2024 est.
Land area
706.0 sq mi + 16.4 sq mi water
Density
530 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Jackson County980 ft
  2. Oakland County930 ft
  3. Livingston County930 ft
  4. Washtenaw County880 ft
  5. Lenawee County820 ft
  6. Wayne County640 ft
  7. Monroe County640 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Prospect Hill Historical)1,100 ft
  • Sugarloaf Hill1,090 ft
  • Stofer Hill1,090 ft
  • Prospect Hill, Washtenaw County1,050 ft
  • Riley Hill1,040 ft
All 29 towns in Washtenaw County by typical elevation
  1. Sharon Township980 ft
  2. Manchester Township970 ft
  3. Sylvan Township960 ft
  4. Freedom Township960 ft
  5. Lyndon Township950 ft
  6. Salem Township940 ft
  7. Webster Township920 ft
  8. Chelsea920 ft
  9. Manchester910 ft
  10. Northfield Township910 ft
  11. Whitmore Lake910 ft
  12. Barton Hills900 ft
  13. Dexter Township900 ft
  14. Dexter900 ft
  15. Lima Township900 ft
  16. Scio Township900 ft
  17. Bridgewater Township880 ft
  18. Ann Arbor Township880 ft
  19. Ann Arbor880 ft
  20. Lodi Township870 ft
  21. Pittsfield Township830 ft
  22. Saline Township810 ft
  23. Saline810 ft
  24. York Township780 ft
  25. Superior Township770 ft
  26. Ypsilanti760 ft
  27. Ypsilanti Township730 ft
  28. Milan700 ft
  29. Augusta Township680 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.