Gilchrist Township, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilchrist Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,080 ft on the southeast side to 1,420 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,420 ft 435 m1,340 ft 405 m1,290 ft 395 m1,210 ft 365 m1,120 ft 340 m1,080 ft 330 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gilchrist Township sits at about 1,240 ft (375 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,240 ft 375 m
most residents: 1,140–1,310 ft
Lowest
1,080 ft 330 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,420 ft 435 m
on the east side
Average
1,240 ft 375 m
all land inside township boundaries

Gilchrist Township spans about 340 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
1,240 ft375 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
1,420 ft435 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
1,080 ft330 m
Average of all land1,240 ft375 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the middle of Gilchrist Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gilchrist Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,080 ft on the southeast side to 1,420 ft on the east side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States
Population
219 2024 est.
Land area
32.0 sq mi + 3.5 sq mi water
Density
6.8 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.4445° N, 95.3355° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Chippewa River → Minnesota River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
56316 56334
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sedan1,350 ft
  2. Bangor Township1,330 ft
  3. Chippewa Falls Township1,320 ft
  4. Lake Johanna Township1,310 ft
  5. Barsness Township1,260 ft
  6. Sunburg1,260 ft
  7. Norway Lake Township1,250 ft
  8. Rolling Forks Township1,240 ft
  9. Gilchrist Township1,240 ft
  10. Kerkhoven Township1,220 ft
  11. Camp Lake Township1,140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Tom1,376 ft
  • Blue Mounds1,340 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township 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 township 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.