Hardwick, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hardwick, Minnesota, shaded from 1,530 ft on the east side to 1,660 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,660 ft 505 m1,630 ft 495 m1,610 ft 490 m1,580 ft 480 m1,550 ft 470 m1,530 ft 470 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Hardwick sits at about 1,600 ft (485 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,600 ft 485 m
most residents: 1,590–1,610 ft
Lowest
1,530 ft 470 m
on the east side
Highest
1,660 ft 505 m
on the west side
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside city limits

Hardwick spans about 130 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
1,600 ft485 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,660 ft505 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,530 ft470 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hardwick
1,610 ft490 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hardwick, Minnesota, shaded from 1,530 ft on the east side to 1,660 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Rock County, Minnesota, United States
Population
179 2024 est.
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
102 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.7750° N, 96.1995° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Rock River → Big Sioux River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
56134
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Denver Township1,700 ft
  2. Trosky1,700 ft
  3. Elmer Township1,700 ft
  4. Osborne Township1,620 ft
  5. Hardwick1,600 ft
  6. Edgerton1,580 ft
  7. Battle Plain Township1,570 ft
  8. Kenneth1,570 ft
  9. Mound Township1,570 ft
  10. Vienna Township1,510 ft
  11. Luverne1,470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • The Mound, Rock County1,700 ft
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.