Arco, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arco, Minnesota, shaded from 1,650 ft on the east side to 1,730 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,730 ft 530 m1,710 ft 520 m1,700 ft 520 m1,680 ft 510 m1,660 ft 505 m1,650 ft 500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Arco sits at about 1,690 ft (515 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,690 ft 515 m
most residents: 1,650–1,710 ft
Lowest
1,650 ft 500 m
on the east side
Highest
1,730 ft 530 m
on the west side
Average
1,680 ft 510 m
all land inside city limits

Arco spans about 80 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
1,690 ft515 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,730 ft530 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,650 ft500 m
Town center
USGS map point for Arco
1,680 ft510 m
Average of all land1,680 ft510 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.0 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arco, Minnesota, shaded from 1,650 ft on the east side to 1,730 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States
Population
85 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
293 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.3836° N, 96.1836° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Minnesota River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
56113
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Diamond Lake Township1,760 ft
  2. Tyler1,740 ft
  3. Hope Township1,740 ft
  4. Ash Lake Township1,720 ft
  5. Marshfield Township1,710 ft
  6. Arco1,690 ft
  7. Ivanhoe1,680 ft
  8. Royal Township1,670 ft
  9. Lake Stay Township1,650 ft
  10. Limestone Township1,540 ft
  11. Island Lake Township, Lyon County1,490 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.